Surf Forecast Surf Report

Playa Manzanillo surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am 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 1.4°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 12PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

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Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
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
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
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
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)151215151918181818161616162019191818181817151616161616151515151515161414141414141514141313131318171716161616161514141415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5869777574107124178174155291226223298391387454547448356428480362322266269263372217234226259372266211325250250250239167163163180118118116240534304359452540475654498400472400505
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
SSE
15
SSW
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NE
10
SE
15
SSW
10
S
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
0
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
15
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
0
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassononcross-
on
glassglassoffglassglassonononglassoffoffcross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
ononglassglassglassglasscrossononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
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
8:45AM
1.70
9:05PM
1.88
9:59AM
1.71
10:19PM
1.90
11:12AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
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
2:41PM
0.88
3:42AM
0.76
3:59PM
0.88
4:53AM
0.71
5:17PM
0.79
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Sunrise5:46------5:45-------5:45-------5:43-------5:43-------5:43-------5:43-------5:41----
Sunset--5:51-------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. °C293229282827252428313028272726252830292827272625303331282826252529312930282726253032302928282726303130282828272729292927
Feels °C (?)293130313331272630313130303029283131303131292827293332313228272731312932323029283333323232323029333232313232313232313132
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