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Playa Manzanillo Surf Forecast
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Playa Manzanillo surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 24 May 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Playa Manzanillo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Manzanillo sea temperature is
30.4° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Playa Manzanillo today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Manzanillo at 5AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 22s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Playa Manzanillo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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| Energy (?) | 1255 | 1271 | 1271 | 1255 | 1208 | 860 | 942 | 942 | 955 | 980 | 1735 | 1755 | 1038 | 1878 | 1524 | 1321 | 1230 | 1214 | 1199 | 784 | 716 | 509 | 794 | 784 | 773 | 472 | 472 | 532 | 351 | 336 | 331 | 297 | 297 | 293 | 257 | 249 | 184 | 206 | 239 | 178 | 201 | 336 | 346 | 346 | 336 | 299 | 186 | 278 | 258 | 379 | 316 | 375 | 375 | 817 | 1137 | 1310 | 1310 | 1245 | 1489 | 1471 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:30AM 2.18 | 12:50PM 2.59 | 1:27AM 2.29 | 1:43PM 2.68 | 2:20AM 2.38 | 2:35PM 2.72 | 3:12AM 2.44 | 3:26PM 2.71 | 4:03AM 2.45 | 4:17PM 2.64 | 4:54AM 2.42 | 5:08PM 2.52 | 5:46AM 2.36 | 5:59PM 2.38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:30AM 0.35 | 7:17PM 0.12 | 7:26AM 0.25 | 8:09PM 0.00 | 8:20AM 0.18 | 9:00PM -0.07 | 9:13AM 0.15 | 9:50PM -0.07 | 10:05AM 0.17 | 10:40PM -0.02 | 10:57AM 0.24 | 11:30PM 0.07 | 11:51AM 0.35 | 12:20AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
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