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Manuel Antonio Surf Forecast
/ Golfo de Nicoya (40 surf breaks) /
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Manuel Antonio surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 16 Oct 2025 CST
How big are the waves at Manuel Antonio today?
The current surf forecast for Manuel Antonio at 8AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Manuel Antonio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 58 | 130 | 186 | 180 | 267 | 423 | 459 | 453 | 448 | 382 | 439 | 546 | 612 | 612 | 525 | 499 | 627 | 724 | 620 | 620 | 612 | 596 | 574 | 422 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:36AM 2.22 | 11:20PM 2.31 | 11:45AM 2.25 | 12:17AM 2.41 | 12:41PM 2.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:25AM 0.80 | 4:55PM 0.67 | 5:36AM 0.74 | 5:56PM 0.64 | 6:33AM 0.63 | 6:47PM 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Golfo de Nicoya
Continuing clean conditions at Manuel Antonio (calm at San Jose 61 km from Manuel Antonio). 0.5m 7s swell from the WSW with a 0.5m 7s swell from the S and a 0.4m 12s groundswell from the SW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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