Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manuel Antonio today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Manuel Antonio at 8AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Manuel Antonio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 135 | 133 | 154 | 194 | 194 | 246 | 241 | 137 | 211 | 165 | 206 | 203 | 302 | 242 | 284 | 183 | 178 | 176 | 218 | 350 | 251 | 427 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:51AM2.96m | 3:22PM2.72m | 3:34AM3.01m | 4:06PM2.74m | 4:19AM2.98m | 4:53PM2.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11AM0.03m | 9:21PM0.21m | 9:55AM-0.02m | 10:06PM0.21m | 10:40AM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | 17 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 106 | 135 | 133 | 144 | 175 | 171 | 168 | 136 | 133 | 138 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 79 | 79 | 284 | 78 | 78 | 176 | 218 | 350 | 251 | 427 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 99 | 101 | 60 | 154 | 194 | 194 | 246 | 241 | 137 | 211 | 165 | 206 | 203 | 302 | 242 | 78 | 183 | 178 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 20 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 69 | 62 | 43 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 39 | 31 | 78 | 31 | 60 | 6 | 25 | 51 | 113 | 112 | 111 | 111 | 51 | 146 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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