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Manuel Antonio surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 CST
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Manuel Antonio surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Manuel Antonio sea temperature is
28.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Manuel Antonio today?

The current surf forecast for Manuel Antonio at 12PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (19 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

Table - waves today at Manuel Antonio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)161615151515141313131313131218171717161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)858476110155167215187139139139137125117115170166113149226223217215196
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
E
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
SSE
10
S
5
SW
0
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:58AM
2.55
3:33PM
2.46
3:36AM
2.61
4:09PM
2.56
4:14AM
2.64
4:44PM
2.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:19AM
0.33
9:30PM
0.56
9:54AM
0.28
10:09PM
0.50
10:29AM
0.25
10:48PM
0.46
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise-5:56-------5:56-------5:58------
Sunset----5:37-------5:37-------5:37---
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
------1------11------21-
Temp. °C252528292927262525252829282726252524272827272625
Feels °C (?)272731323331302727273132323230282725303030322927
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