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Playa Manzanillo surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 04 Feb 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
27.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Manzanillo today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Manzanillo at 10AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (04 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Evening (04 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)12121212189111819111917181817171616161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10979788131837327251711171201201171081041021009997959389
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		glassoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:12AM
2.53
4:41PM
2.58
4:55AM
2.47
5:22PM
2.55
5:37AM
2.36
6:01PM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:26AM
0.04
10:51PM
0.20
11:06AM
0.11
11:33PM
0.25
11:45AM
0.22
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
Sunrise--6:01-------6:01-------6:01-----
Sunset----5:45-------5:46-------5:46---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222226292826252424242730292626252524273131282625
Feels °C (?)222227312928272626252832312928242422242930272525
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