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Playa Manzanillo Surf Forecast
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Playa Manzanillo surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 19 Mar 2025 CSTForecast 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
29.7° 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 10AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Manzanillo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
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| Energy (?) | 124 | 178 | 174 | 155 | 291 | 226 | 223 | 298 | 391 | 387 | 454 | 547 | 448 | 356 | 428 | 480 | 362 | 322 | 266 | 269 | 263 | 414 | 217 | 225 | 226 | 237 | 372 | 201 | 215 | 325 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 239 | 215 | 163 | 163 | 180 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 240 | 534 | 300 | 354 | 452 | 441 | 568 | 554 | 498 | 478 | 472 | 478 | 485 | 485 | 485 | 478 | 249 | 352 | 352 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | on | glass | off | off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | on | on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on |
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) | 11:43AM 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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| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 |
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