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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 5 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 CST
How big are the waves at Playa Manzanillo today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Manzanillo at 9PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Playa Manzanillo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1042 | 905 | 893 | 711 | 711 | 704 | 860 | 827 | 640 | 711 | 631 | 589 | 530 | 390 | 390 | 390 | 379 | 327 | 379 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 249 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:21PM 1.93 | 10:48AM 2.05 | 11:37PM 1.98 | 11:59AM 2.09 | 12:39AM 2.10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:02PM 0.55 | 4:30AM 0.68 | 5:17PM 0.54 | 5:45AM 0.65 | 6:20PM 0.49 | 6:48AM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Golfo de Nicoya
Continuing clean conditions at Playa Manzanillo (light winds from the SSE at DanielOduberInt. Airport 103 km from Playa Manzanillo). 1.2m 15s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.7m 7s swell from the WSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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