Playa Manzanillo Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.72° N 85.22° W

Playa Manzanillo, Costa Rica Weather Observations

Issued: 11 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Manzanillo sea temperature is
30.3°C
2.5° 

Playa Manzanillo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Playa Manzanillo based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Playa Manzanillo right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Playa Manzanillo

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Juan Santamaria Airport

114 km ENE692 m above sea level

3 hours ago
light rainLight rain
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
20 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered
broken

Barva

126 km ENE1200 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 274°)
0
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

San Jose

129 km E1195 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 160°)
0
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Sabanilla wx

132 km ENE1198 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 77°)
0
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

lightning 16km SE of Santa Teresa

232 km NW113 m above sea level

4 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


Cahuita wx

259 km E1 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 81°)
0
26 °C-
-
-
-
0

Linea de Base wx

298 km E12 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 301°)
0
22 °C-
-
-
-
0

Barriada Volcán wx

303 km ESE1363 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 17°)
10
10 °C-
-
-
-
0

Puerto Armuelles wx

305 km ESE1 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 207 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
28 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cerro Punta wx

306 km ESE2132 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 125°)
10
6 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Playa Manzanillo and within an acceptable time window.

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