Marbella surf break

Marbella surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 04 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 12PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (04 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (04 May)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.7
S
10
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
90
125
113
113
127
206
371
421
306
310
176
171
251
309
305
355
370
390
406
406
400
353
263
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
S
15
SW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
4:16AM2.16m
4:23PM2.33m
4:54AM2.11m
5:01PM2.26m
5:34AM2.05m
5:40PM2.17m
Low Tide
10:14AM0.45m
10:45PM0.28m
10:51AM0.50m
11:23PM0.35m
11:30AM0.58m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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5:24
5:24
5:24
5:22
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5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
1
4
2
1
1
1
5
1
Temp °C
28
27
30
30
30
28
28
28
27
27
29
30
29
29
28
26
26
27
29
30
29
28
28
28
32
30
33
32
33
32
32
32
31
31
32
32
32
33
32
28
29
32
34
33
32
31
32
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
114
90
65
65
64
62
61
371
421
306
310
176
171
251
309
305
355
370
390
406
406
400
353
238
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
18
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
Energy kJ
41
88
125
113
113
113
206
60
58
40
39
38
37
35
34
22
74
154
158
176
130
269
263
263
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.4
S
16
0.5
SW
13
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
S
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
Energy kJ
111
80
85
110
68
127
109
91
88
87
55
111
108
68
72
73
21
21
22
104
168
58
58
56
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
19
19
16
5
0
0
0
0
11
19
19
5
37
0
0
0
11
11
19
37
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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