Playa Manzanillo surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 05 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 7AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 05). 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)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sat
08
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
3
2
1
2
2
3
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131319131215181816161616151414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222178178175175295175101109243333306302248302217248251305350206248200192
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
0
ENE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
SE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
S
0
SE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
onglassglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassoffglassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
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
9:51PM
0.07
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sat
08
Sunrise-5:31-------5:31-------5:31------
Sunset----5:15-------5:15-------5:15---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----132-1---------------
Temp. °C252527282726262525252728282626252525272727262625
Feels °C (?)292932313030312929293030312930292929323030303029
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