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Playa Matapalo

Costa Rica

Right now

Conditions at 1:00 PM Central Standard Time.

Good

Ankle-high (0.5 m) at 9 s, heading toward NE, with moderate offshore wind toward N.

Swell

0.5 m

9 s

Wind

10 km/h

Offshore

Tide

0.9 m

Falling

Weather

27 °C

Thunderstorm

31 °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	Good	0.7 m · 11 s	NE	10 km/h · 19 km/h gusts	NW Offshore	0.9 m	Overcast · 27 °C
1 AM	Good	0.7 m · 11 s	NE	8 km/h · 18 km/h gusts	NW Offshore	0.8 m	Overcast · 26 °C
2 AM	Good	0.6 m · 11 s	NE	9 km/h · 17 km/h gusts	NW Offshore	0.9 m	Overcast · 26 °C
3 AM	Good	0.6 m · 11 s	NE	9 km/h · 18 km/h gusts	NW Offshore	1 m	Overcast · 26 °C
4 AM	Good	0.6 m · 11 s	NE	7 km/h · 17 km/h gusts	WNW Offshore	1.3 m	Overcast · 26 °C
5 AM	Good	0.6 m · 10 s	NE	3 km/h · 13 km/h gusts	NW Offshore	1.6 m	Overcast · 26 °C
6 AM	Good	0.6 m · 10 s	NE	4 km/h · 7 km/h gusts	NNE Offshore	1.9 m	Partly cloudy · 26 °C
7 AM	Good	0.6 m · 11 s	NE	1 km/h · 10 km/h gusts	NNW Offshore	2 m	Partly cloudy · 28 °C
8 AM	Good	0.6 m · 11 s	NE	3 km/h · 13 km/h gusts	NW Offshore	2 m	Partly cloudy · 30 °C
9 AM	Good	0.6 m · 11 s	NE	1 km/h · 12 km/h gusts	SE Onshore	1.9 m	Mostly clear · 31 °C
10 AM	Good	0.6 m · 10 s	NE	4 km/h · 17 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	1.6 m	Mostly clear · 32 °C
11 AM	Fair	0.5 m · 10 s	NE	11 km/h · 31 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	1.3 m	Light drizzle · 32 °C
12 PM	Poor	0.5 m · 9 s	NE	15 km/h · 41 km/h gusts	ESE Cross-shore	1.1 m	Thunderstorm · 30 °C
1 PM	Good	0.5 m · 9 s	NE	10 km/h · 41 km/h gusts	N Offshore	0.9 m	Thunderstorm · 27 °C
2 PM	Good	0.5 m · 9 s	NE	8 km/h · 22 km/h gusts	N Offshore	0.8 m	Thunderstorm · 28 °C
3 PM	Good	0.5 m · 9 s	NE	7 km/h · 20 km/h gusts	NNW Offshore	0.9 m	Thunderstorm · 28 °C
4 PM	Good	0.5 m · 10 s	NE	11 km/h · 26 km/h gusts	N Offshore	1 m	Thunderstorm · 28 °C
5 PM	Good	0.6 m · 10 s	NE	9 km/h · 26 km/h gusts	NW Offshore	1.3 m	Light drizzle · 27 °C
6 PM	Good	0.6 m · 10 s	NE	8 km/h · 18 km/h gusts	NNW Offshore	1.5 m	Overcast · 26 °C
7 PM	Good	0.6 m · 10 s	NE	5 km/h · 16 km/h gusts	WSW Cross-shore	1.7 m	Overcast · 27 °C
8 PM	Good	0.6 m · 10 s	ENE	6 km/h · 11 km/h gusts	WNW Offshore	1.8 m	Overcast · 26 °C
9 PM	Good	0.6 m · 10 s	ENE	6 km/h · 16 km/h gusts	WNW Offshore	1.8 m	Light drizzle · 26 °C
10 PM	Good	0.6 m · 10 s	NE	6 km/h · 12 km/h gusts	WNW Offshore	1.6 m	Overcast · 26 °C
11 PM	Good	0.6 m · 10 s	NE	4 km/h · 14 km/h gusts	WNW Offshore	1.4 m	Overcast · 26 °C