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Mal Pais surf Forecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 16 May 2024 CST
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Mal Pais surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mal Pais sea temperature is 29.8°C (Statistics for 16 May 1981-2005 - mean: 29.0 °C max: 30.3 °C min: 27.2 °C)
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Mal Pais surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mal Pais sea temperature is 29.8°C (Statistics for 16 May 1981-2005 - mean: 29.0 °C max: 30.3 °C min: 27.2 °C)
How big are the waves at Mal Pais today?
The current surf forecast for Mal Pais at 9PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mal Pais. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Fri 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 220 | 220 | 220 | 232 | 366 | 370 | 207 | 207 | 368 | 326 | 400 | 406 | 362 | 388 | 450 | 546 | 621 | 602 | 534 | 522 | 621 | 799 | 694 | 686 | 671 | 822 | 793 | 802 | 908 | 865 | 728 | 546 | 628 | 1014 | 1039 | 1131 | 1172 | 607 | 974 | 951 | 897 | 823 | 813 | 636 | 636 | 644 | 644 | 580 | 483 | 471 | 435 | 251 | 357 | 304 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 360 | 346 | 265 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:35PM 1.92 | 10:17AM 2.05 | 10:39PM 1.90 | 11:12AM 2.10 | 11:39PM 1.93 | 12:00PM 2.18 | 12:30AM 2.00 | 12:43PM 2.27 | 1:15AM 2.07 | 1:24PM 2.35 | 1:57AM 2.14 | 2:03PM 2.42 | 2:36AM 2.20 | 2:41PM 2.47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:34PM 0.87 | 3:52AM 0.76 | 4:38PM 0.85 | 4:49AM 0.78 | 5:36PM 0.77 | 5:41AM 0.77 | 6:25PM 0.66 | 6:28AM 0.72 | 7:08PM 0.55 | 7:11AM 0.66 | 7:48PM 0.44 | 7:51AM 0.60 | 8:26PM 0.35 | 8:30AM 0.54 | 9:04PM 0.28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Fri 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
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