Playa Matapalito

Puerto Jiménez, Costa Rica

Right now

Conditions at 4:00 PM Central Standard Time.

Good

Waist-high (1 m) at 10 s, heading toward NNE, with light offshore wind toward SSE.

Swell

1 m

NNE

10 s

Wind

3 km/h

SSE

Offshore

Tide

2 m

Rising

Weather

28 °C

Overcast

30 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Thursday, September 17, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Good

1.2 m · 10 s

NNE

4 km/h · 6 km/h gusts

N

Onshore

0.8 m

Overcast · 27 °C

1 AM

Good

1.2 m · 10 s

NNE

5 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

1 m

Partly cloudy · 27 °C

2 AM

Good

1.2 m · 10 s

NNE

1 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

N

Onshore

1.4 m

Mostly clear · 27 °C

3 AM

Good

1.2 m · 10 s

NNE

0 km/h · 3 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

1.9 m

Mostly clear · 26 °C

4 AM

Good

1.2 m · 10 s

NNE

2 km/h · 3 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

2.3 m

Mostly clear · 26 °C

5 AM

Good

1.2 m · 10 s

NNE

6 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

2.7 m

Light drizzle · 25 °C

6 AM

Good

1.1 m · 10 s

NNE

5 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

2.8 m

Overcast · 26 °C

7 AM

Good

1.1 m · 10 s

NNE

5 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

2.6 m

Light drizzle · 27 °C

8 AM

Good

1.1 m · 10 s

NNE

3 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

2.2 m

Overcast · 28 °C

9 AM

Good

1.1 m · 10 s

NNE

3 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

NNE

Onshore

1.8 m

Light drizzle · 29 °C

10 AM

Good

1 m · 10 s

NNE

6 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

N

Onshore

1.3 m

Light drizzle · 29 °C

11 AM

Good

1 m · 10 s

NNE

9 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

NNE

Onshore

0.9 m

Drizzle · 30 °C

12 PM

Good

1 m · 10 s

NNE

10 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

NNE

Onshore

0.7 m

Light drizzle · 30 °C

1 PM

Good

1 m · 10 s

NNE

8 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

NNE

Onshore

0.8 m

Light drizzle · 30 °C

2 PM

Good

1 m · 10 s

NNE

8 km/h · 24 km/h gusts

ESE

Offshore

1.1 m

Light drizzle · 29 °C

3 PM

Good

1 m · 10 s

NNE

7 km/h · 24 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

1.5 m

Light drizzle · 28 °C

4 PM

Good

1 m · 10 s

NNE

3 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

2 m

Overcast · 28 °C

5 PM

Good

1 m · 10 s

NNE

4 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

2.3 m

Overcast · 28 °C

6 PM

Good

1 m · 10 s

NNE

6 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

2.5 m

Overcast · 27 °C

7 PM

Good

1 m · 10 s

NNE

6 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

2.5 m

Overcast · 26 °C

8 PM

Good

1 m · 9 s

NNE

5 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

2.3 m

Overcast · 26 °C

9 PM

Good

1 m · 9 s

NNE

4 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

1.9 m

Overcast · 26 °C

10 PM

Good

1 m · 9 s

NNE

4 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

1.5 m

Overcast · 26 °C

11 PM

Good

1 m · 9 s

NNE

4 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

1.2 m

Overcast · 26 °C

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