Marbella surf break

Marbella surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 01 May 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
30.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Marbella today?

The current surf forecast for Marbella at 5AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (02 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (02 May)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.6
SW
15
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
14
0.7
S
10
0.5
SW
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
157
157
155
198
198
244
242
194
144
144
181
181
174
177
138
133
152
116
90
125
110
113
127
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
5
NE
5
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
High Tide
3:02AM2.19m
3:10PM2.40m
3:39AM2.19m
3:46PM2.38m
4:16AM2.16m
4:23PM2.33m
Low Tide
8:54PM0.25m
9:00AM0.42m
9:31PM0.23m
9:37AM0.42m
10:08PM0.24m
10:14AM0.45m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:24
5:24
5:24
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5:53
5:54
5:54
5
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
Temp °C
29
28
27
27
29
29
29
28
28
27
28
27
29
31
29
28
28
27
27
27
29
31
29
28
32
30
31
31
33
32
32
32
32
31
33
31
34
34
32
31
32
31
32
31
32
33
32
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
108
157
157
155
198
198
244
242
194
144
144
181
181
143
177
138
133
90
80
90
65
65
64
62
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
53
40
19
17
67
66
66
66
40
14
79
107
136
174
104
103
100
95
116
88
125
88
113
113
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SW
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
6
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
S
16
0.5
SW
13
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
40
26
16
29
23
16
15
17
17
63
11
17
17
16
50
49
109
152
111
80
85
110
68
127
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
5
0.2
W
5
Energy kJ
23
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
5
9
0
0
0
11
11
5
0
0
0
0
0
19
19
5
0
0
0
0
0
11
19
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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