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Marbella Surf Forecast
/ Guanacaste (28 surf breaks) /
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Marbella surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.2° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Marbella today?
The current surf forecast for Marbella at 9PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Marbella. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
514 | 514 | 514 | 425 | 395 | 384 | 372 | 307 | 307 | 290 | 312 | 312 | 307 | 303 | 298 | 242 | 222 | 215 | 205 | 195 | 152 | 150 | 150 | 147 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:30PM2.46m | 7:09AM2.23m | 7:29PM2.29m | 8:13AM2.14m | 8:35PM2.14m | 9:23AM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM0.30m | 00:54AM0.21m | 1:15PM0.44m | 1:54AM0.34m | 2:23PM0.56m | 2:59AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 |
1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 514 | 514 | 514 | 425 | 395 | 384 | 372 | 307 | 307 | 290 | 312 | 312 | 307 | 303 | 298 | 242 | 222 | 215 | 205 | 195 | 152 | 150 | 150 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 6 | W 3 | W 3 | W 7 | W 11 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 122 | 19 | 113 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 19 |
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