Surf Forecast Surf Report

Playa Manzanillo surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 15 Mar 2025 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
29.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (16 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (16 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
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
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
1
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313131313131312121112151515121515141818181816161616201919181818181515161616161615151515151616141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1421401401401381381388313813413213210610640482968696858697775103107124178174155226226223298391387454547448356326480362367269269263414272272228259377253211394250253250243
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
10
N
5
N
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
S
0
NE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
0
WNW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
0
NNW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
SE
20
SSW
10
SSE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassonononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassoffoffglassononcross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
offoffcrossoncross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:01AM
2.32
4:16PM
2.44
4:36AM
2.29
4:49PM
2.41
5:10AM
2.22
5:22PM
2.34
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
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:56PM
0.27
10:05AM
0.30
10:30PM
0.26
10:38AM
0.33
11:04PM
0.29
11:11AM
0.40
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
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise---5:47-------5:47-------5:46-------5:45-------5:45-------5:43-------5:43-------5:43
Sunset------5:51-------5:51-------5:51-------5:51-------5:51-------5:51-------5:51-----
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Rain (mm)
--11--------------------------------------------------------
Temp. °C282727262930292828282725293230282726252529323028282725242830302827272525293029282727252529323029282625242930292727262525
Feels °C (?)333132303332313132323128323231323128262630323031333027263030313031302827323030313029272629323032312827263130302930292728
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