Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manuel Antonio today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Manuel Antonio at 3AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Manuel Antonio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 536 | 536 | 618 | 683 | 618 | 515 | 510 | 392 | 607 | 600 | 781 | 781 | 772 | 763 | 1038 | 955 | 920 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:10AM2.07m | 1:16PM2.33m | 1:57AM2.19m | 2:02PM2.42m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04AM0.84m | 7:44PM0.57m | 7:52AM0.76m | 8:25PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 536 | 536 | 618 | 683 | 618 | 515 | 510 | 301 | 607 | 600 | 781 | 781 | 772 | 763 | 1038 | 955 | 920 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 96 | 94 | 94 | 68 | 68 | 258 | 305 | 392 | 245 | 238 | 221 | 138 | 138 | 215 | 26 | 64 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 20 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 123 | 178 | 121 | 78 | 149 | 67 | 65 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 21 |
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