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Marbella Surf Forecast
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Marbella surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 16 May 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
30.5° 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 1PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Marbella. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | |
357 | 352 | 309 | 309 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 261 | 288 | 253 | 253 | 250 | 183 | 178 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 178 | 178 | 132 | 140 | 243 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | |
High Tide | 1:44AM2.24m | 2:00PM2.66m | 2:34AM2.35m | 2:50PM2.73m | 3:25AM2.42m | 3:40PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM0.28m | 8:25PM0.03m | 8:33AM0.18m | 9:14PM-0.05m | 9:25AM0.13m | 10:04PM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 |
 kJ | 357 | 352 | 309 | 309 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 261 | 288 | 253 | 253 | 250 | 183 | 178 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 178 | 178 | 116 | 116 | 243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 25 | 41 | 26 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 39 | 38 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | NW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 51 | 50 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 69 | 104 | 132 | 140 | 113 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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