Surf Forecast Surf Report

Playa Manzanillo surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 18 Mar 2025 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 3AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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

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Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)191818181816161616201919181818181715161616161615151515151516141414141414141414131313131817171616161616151414141515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)74107124178174155226226223298391497454547448356428480362367269269263372217217226237372253215325250250250239215163163180118118116240534304359452475561554498400394400491498505491395
Wind
(km/h)
0
SSE
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
W
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
ESE
15
SSW
10
S
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
0
WNW
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
15
S
20
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
SSE
20
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
N
5
NW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
E
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffglassonononglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
offglassononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononglassglassglasscross-
off
crossononcross-
on
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:44AM
2.12
5:56PM
2.24
6:20AM
2.00
6:31PM
2.13
6:59AM
1.87
7:12PM
2.02
7:45AM
1.76
8:01PM
1.93
8:45AM
1.70
9:05PM
1.88
9:59AM
1.71
10:19PM
1.90
11:12AM
1.83
11:31PM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:38PM
0.36
11:43AM
0.49
12:14AM
0.45
12:17PM
0.59
12:52AM
0.55
12:54PM
0.70
1:37AM
0.66
1:40PM
0.81
2:33AM
0.74
2:41PM
0.88
3:42AM
0.76
3:59PM
0.88
4:53AM
0.71
5:17PM
0.79
5:55AM
0.59
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Sunrise---5:45-------5:45-------5:43-------5:43-------5:43-------5:43-------5:41-------5:41
Sunset------5:51-------5:51-------5:51-------5:51-------5:51-------5:51-------5:51-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C282725242831302827262525283029282727262530323128272524242930292828272625303230292828272630303028282827272830282826252526
Feels °C (?)323027263031313030292727313030313029282628313130302525253230293032302928333331323232302933313231333331313131303129292930
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