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Playa Matapalito

Costa Rica

Right now

Conditions at 5:00 AM Central Standard Time.

Good

Ankle-high (0.6 m) at 9 s, heading toward NE, with light offshore wind toward NNE.

Swell

0.6 m

9 s

Wind

4 km/h

NNE

Offshore

Tide

1.6 m

Rising

Weather

26 °C

Mostly clear

30 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Saturday, September 19, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Fair	0.6 m · 11 s	NE	9 km/h · 19 km/h gusts	WNW Cross-shore	0.9 m	Overcast · 26 °C
1 AM	Good	0.6 m · 10 s	NE	6 km/h · 17 km/h gusts	WNW Cross-shore	0.8 m	Overcast · 26 °C
2 AM	Good	0.6 m · 10 s	NE	5 km/h · 10 km/h gusts	NW Offshore	0.9 m	Partly cloudy · 26 °C
3 AM	Good	0.6 m · 10 s	NE	5 km/h · 9 km/h gusts	NNW Offshore	1 m	Mostly clear · 26 °C
4 AM	Good	0.6 m · 9 s	NE	2 km/h · 9 km/h gusts	N Offshore	1.3 m	Clear · 26 °C
5 AM	Good	0.6 m · 9 s	NE	4 km/h · 6 km/h gusts	NNE Offshore	1.6 m	Mostly clear · 26 °C
6 AM	Good	0.6 m · 9 s	NE	7 km/h · 14 km/h gusts	ENE Offshore	1.9 m	Overcast · 27 °C
7 AM	Fair	0.6 m · 9 s	NE	7 km/h · 16 km/h gusts	NW Cross-shore	2 m	Overcast · 28 °C
8 AM	Good	0.6 m · 9 s	NE	2 km/h · 18 km/h gusts	NNE Offshore	2 m	Overcast · 30 °C
9 AM	Good	0.6 m · 9 s	NE	5 km/h · 17 km/h gusts	S Onshore	1.9 m	Overcast · 31 °C
10 AM	Fair	0.6 m · 9 s	NE	10 km/h · 27 km/h gusts	SE Cross-shore	1.6 m	Overcast · 32 °C
11 AM	Poor	0.6 m · 10 s	NE	14 km/h · 36 km/h gusts	E Cross-shore	1.3 m	Overcast · 32 °C
12 PM	Good	0.6 m · 11 s	NE	12 km/h · 41 km/h gusts	E Offshore	1.1 m	Drizzle · 31 °C
1 PM	Good	0.6 m · 11 s	NE	6 km/h · 36 km/h gusts	NNE Offshore	0.9 m	Thunderstorm · 29 °C
2 PM	Good	0.6 m · 11 s	NE	9 km/h · 23 km/h gusts	NNE Offshore	0.8 m	Light drizzle · 31 °C
3 PM	Good	0.6 m · 11 s	NE	14 km/h · 37 km/h gusts	NNW Offshore	0.9 m	Thunderstorm · 28 °C
4 PM	Good	0.6 m · 11 s	NE	11 km/h · 30 km/h gusts	NW Offshore	1 m	Drizzle · 28 °C
5 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 11 s	NE	12 km/h · 25 km/h gusts	WNW Cross-shore	1.3 m	Light drizzle · 28 °C
6 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 10 s	NE	13 km/h · 25 km/h gusts	WNW Cross-shore	1.5 m	Overcast · 27 °C
7 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 10 s	NE	13 km/h · 27 km/h gusts	WNW Cross-shore	1.7 m	Overcast · 27 °C
8 PM	Fair	0.6 m · 10 s	ENE	10 km/h · 26 km/h gusts	WNW Cross-shore	1.8 m	Overcast · 26 °C
9 PM	Fair	0.6 m · 10 s	ENE	10 km/h · 19 km/h gusts	WNW Cross-shore	1.8 m	Overcast · 26 °C
10 PM	Fair	0.6 m · 10 s	ENE	8 km/h · 18 km/h gusts	WNW Cross-shore	1.6 m	Overcast · 26 °C
11 PM	Fair	0.6 m · 10 s	ENE	7 km/h · 16 km/h gusts	W Cross-shore	1.4 m	Overcast · 26 °C