Playa Manzanillo surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 04 Nov 2025 CST
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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
28.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Playa Manzanillo today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Manzanillo at 6AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

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Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
3
2
1
2
2
3
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131913121518181616161615141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)261178222178178175175295175101109243333306302248302217248251305350206248
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
glassglassononglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:40AM
2.67
2:12PM
2.41
2:28AM
2.78
3:01PM
2.49
3:16AM
2.81
3:50PM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:03AM
0.02
8:12PM
0.14
8:51AM
-0.10
9:02PM
0.08
9:39AM
-0.14
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sunrise---5:31-------5:31-------5:31----
Sunset------5:15-------5:15-------5:15-
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----122------------11-
Temp. °C252525252628272626252524272727262625252527272726
Feels °C (?)302929303031303130292928312930303029292932303029
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