Marbella surf break

Marbella surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 CST
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Marbella surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Marbella sea temperature is
29.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Marbella today?

The current surf forecast for Marbella at 5PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)171616161615151514141414141414141413171717171716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)390823803679721604558573565549577507500492336331331384311394423423409823
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNE
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
0
E
5
NNE
10
NW
25
WNW
20
W
15
SSW
10
S
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
W
10
SW
15
S
15
SE
10
SE
5
NE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:14PM
2.73
3:44AM
2.45
4:00PM
2.76
4:31AM
2.45
4:47PM
2.72
5:20AM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:59AM
0.16
9:36PM
-0.03
9:44AM
0.11
10:21PM
-0.06
10:32AM
0.11
11:09PM
-0.02
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise5:31------5:30-------5:30-------5:28
Sunset--5:52-------5:52-------5:52-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------11----------------
Temp. °C293029282828272629292928282727262930312928272626
Feels °C (?)323030303031312931282930313130293130323030302929
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