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Playa Punta Mala

Parrita, Costa Rica

Sand

Right now

Conditions at 6:00 PM Central Standard Time.

Epic

Waist-high (0.9 m) at 13 s, heading toward NE, with light cross-offshore wind toward S.

Swell

0.9 m

13 s

Wind

3 km/h

Cross-offshore

Tide

2.5 m

Falling

Weather

26 °C

Overcast

31 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Fair	0.8 m · 6 s	NNE	8 km/h · 14 km/h gusts	SSW Cross-shore	0.7 m	Overcast · 25 °C
1 AM	Good	0.8 m · 7 s	NNE	8 km/h · 14 km/h gusts	SSW Offshore	1.1 m	Overcast · 25 °C
2 AM	Good	0.8 m · 8 s	NNE	8 km/h · 16 km/h gusts	SSW Offshore	1.6 m	Overcast · 25 °C
3 AM	Good	0.8 m · 9 s	NNE	4 km/h · 14 km/h gusts	SSE Offshore	2.1 m	Overcast · 25 °C
4 AM	Good	0.9 m · 10 s	NNE	4 km/h · 8 km/h gusts	SSE Offshore	2.5 m	Light drizzle · 24 °C
5 AM	Epic	0.9 m · 12 s	NE	3 km/h · 9 km/h gusts	SSW Offshore	2.7 m	Overcast · 25 °C
6 AM	Good	0.9 m · 13 s	NE	10 km/h · 10 km/h gusts	SW Cross-shore	2.7 m	Clear · 25 °C
7 AM	Good	0.9 m · 14 s	NE	7 km/h · 19 km/h gusts	SW Cross-shore	2.4 m	Clear · 26 °C
8 AM	Epic	0.9 m · 13 s	NE	6 km/h · 17 km/h gusts	WSW Onshore	1.9 m	Mostly clear · 28 °C
9 AM	Good	0.9 m · 13 s	NE	6 km/h · 19 km/h gusts	NW Onshore	1.3 m	Partly cloudy · 29 °C
10 AM	Good	0.9 m · 13 s	NE	9 km/h · 23 km/h gusts	NW Onshore	0.9 m	Light drizzle · 30 °C
11 AM	Good	0.9 m · 13 s	NE	11 km/h · 28 km/h gusts	NNW Onshore	0.6 m	Light drizzle · 30 °C
12 PM	Good	0.9 m · 13 s	NE	7 km/h · 27 km/h gusts	NNW Onshore	0.6 m	Thunderstorm · 28 °C
1 PM	Epic	0.9 m · 13 s	NE	6 km/h · 20 km/h gusts	NNW Onshore	0.8 m	Thunderstorm · 28 °C
2 PM	Good	0.9 m · 13 s	NE	8 km/h · 20 km/h gusts	NNW Onshore	1.3 m	Light drizzle · 28 °C
3 PM	Good	0.9 m · 13 s	NE	9 km/h · 25 km/h gusts	WNW Onshore	1.8 m	Light drizzle · 28 °C
4 PM	Epic	0.9 m · 13 s	NE	6 km/h · 24 km/h gusts	W Onshore	2.2 m	Light drizzle · 27 °C
5 PM	Good	0.9 m · 13 s	NE	6 km/h · 17 km/h gusts	SW Cross-shore	2.4 m	Overcast · 27 °C
6 PM	Epic	0.9 m · 13 s	NE	3 km/h · 13 km/h gusts	S Offshore	2.5 m	Overcast · 26 °C
7 PM	Epic	1 m · 12 s	NE	4 km/h · 7 km/h gusts	SE Offshore	2.3 m	Overcast · 26 °C
8 PM	Good	1 m · 12 s	NE	0 km/h · 7 km/h gusts	E Offshore	1.9 m	Overcast · 26 °C
9 PM	Good	1.1 m · 11 s	NE	2 km/h · 2 km/h gusts	SW Cross-shore	1.5 m	Overcast · 25 °C
10 PM	Good	1.1 m · 11 s	NNE	4 km/h · 7 km/h gusts	SSW Offshore	1 m	Partly cloudy · 25 °C
11 PM	Good	1.1 m · 10 s	NNE	3 km/h · 7 km/h gusts	SSW Cross-shore	0.8 m	Mostly clear · 25 °C