Surf Forecast Surf Report
El Estero surf break

El Estero surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 12 Apr 2025 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
El Estero surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Estero sea temperature is
29.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at El Estero today?

The current surf forecast for El Estero at 9AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Evening (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

Table - waves today at El Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)191818181717161616161616151515151515141514141414141414141414141413131313181818181817171617171717171616161616161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)7726926709191098917677768758917108292670667866966966966956557344943741940139540140133132733133124729523222922981111111111150145135133135135222227222211163161203203201203245284218212
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
E
35
E
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NNE
5
E
15
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
5
SE
15
ESE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:23AM
2.16
2:35PM
2.35
2:59AM
2.20
3:09PM
2.40
3:34AM
2.22
3:43PM
2.41
4:09AM
2.20
4:17PM
2.38
4:44AM
2.15
4:52PM
2.32
5:20AM
2.08
5:26PM
2.23
5:56AM
1.98
6:03PM
2.14
6:36AM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:25AM
0.44
8:53PM
0.32
8:59AM
0.41
9:28PM
0.27
9:33AM
0.40
10:02PM
0.25
10:07AM
0.41
10:36PM
0.27
10:41AM
0.46
11:11PM
0.33
11:15AM
0.53
11:47PM
0.41
11:50AM
0.61
12:26AM
0.50
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunrise-5:33-------5:33-------5:33-------5:31-------5:31-------5:31-------5:31-------5:30--
Sunset----5:53-------5:53-------5:53-------5:53-------5:53-------5:53-------5:53-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262529313332282726242831323127272625293133322827262630333231282727273034333129272626303333322927272730333431282726263133
Feels °C (?)242326303330242424212529312923242524273133322827272629343532282626262732363228262525283134312827272627313632262626273035
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