Playa Manzanillo surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 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
29.7° C
(Which is 1.3°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 8PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)21s
Evening (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.9
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)132121131313171620201212121218181818181817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109116117108106104558618618623651515111225225225215411110693127208
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
0
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonononglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:06PM
2.68
5:33AM
2.39
5:51PM
2.59
6:21AM
2.28
6:41PM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
0.12
11:26PM
0.05
11:36AM
0.19
12:13AM
0.14
12:25PM
0.30
1:05AM
0.27
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise5:43------5:43-------5:43-------5:41
Sunset--5:51-------5:51-------5:51-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C293130282827262529302927282726252931292828272625
Feels °C (?)313130303130282731303030323029273131293031302927
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