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The best time to surf El Estero is typically when swell comes from the SW direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

El Estero Surf Report & Forecast

Name: El Estero
Address: Cabo Velas, Costa Rica

Cabo Velas, Costa Rica

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🌬️ WIND

11
kt

🌊 SWELL

2.4
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

2.4ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

12kt

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AIR TEMP

26°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

2.3ft @
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PRECIPITATION

1.2mm

SURF QUALITY

Poor conditions right now. Sweet 2.4ft waves with quality 9s ground swell but getting breezy at 11kt Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Sunday

Nov 8

POOR9 good hours

🌊 2.2-2.5ft 💨 6-13kt 🌡️ 25-27°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	14s	SW	7kt	SW	7kt	27°C	30°C	1.3mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	14s	SW	6kt	SSW	7kt	27°C	30°C	1.4mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	14s	SW	6kt	SSW	6kt	27°C	30°C	1.6mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	14s	SW	6kt	S	6kt	27°C	30°C	1.8mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	14s	SW	6kt	S	7kt	27°C	30°C	1.7mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	14s	SW	7kt	S	7kt	27°C	30°C	1.6mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	14s	SW	7kt	S	8kt	27°C	29°C	1.5mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	12s	SW	8kt	S	9kt	27°C	29°C	1.5mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	11s	SW	9kt	SSE	10kt	27°C	29°C	1.4mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	10s	SW	11kt	SSE	11kt	27°C	29°C	1.3mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	9s	SW	11kt	SE	12kt	26°C	29°C	1.2mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	SW	12kt	SE	12kt	26°C	29°C	1.2mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	6s	SW	13kt	SE	13kt	26°C	29°C	1.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	SW	12kt	SE	13kt	26°C	29°C	0.9mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	8s	SW	12kt	SE	13kt	26°C	29°C	0.6mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	10s	SW	11kt	SE	13kt	26°C	29°C	0.4mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	10s	SW	12kt	SE	14kt	26°C	29°C	0.6mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	10s	SW	13kt	SE	15kt	25°C	29°C	0.9mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	10s	SW	13kt	SSE	16kt	25°C	29°C	1.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	8s	SW	13kt	SSE	15kt	25°C	29°C	1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	SW	12kt	SSE	14kt	25°C	29°C	0.9mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	6s	SW	12kt	SSE	13kt	25°C	29°C	0.8mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	SW	12kt	SSE	13kt	26°C	29°C	0.7mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	8s	SW	12kt	SE	14kt	26°C	29°C	0.7mm

Monday

Nov 9

POOR4 good hours

🌊 1.7-4.6ft 💨 7-17kt 🌡️ 25-28°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	10s	SW	12kt	SE	14kt	26°C	29°C	0.7mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	9s	SW	11kt	SE	13kt	26°C	30°C	1.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	SW	10kt	SE	13kt	25°C	30°C	1.5mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	3.4ft	6s	SW	10kt	SE	12kt	25°C	30°C	2mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	8s	SW	12kt	SSE	14kt	25°C	30°C	2.2mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	10s	SW	14kt	SSE	16kt	26°C	30°C	2.4mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	13s	SW	17kt	S	18kt	26°C	30°C	2.6mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	11s	SW	16kt	SSE	17kt	26°C	30°C	2.6mm
8:00 AM	POOR	3.6ft	9s	SW	15kt	SSE	17kt	26°C	30°C	2.7mm
9:00 AM	POOR	4.6ft	7s	SW	14kt	SSE	16kt	26°C	30°C	2.8mm
10:00 AM	POOR	4.6ft	7s	SW	14kt	SSE	16kt	25°C	30°C	2.6mm
11:00 AM	POOR	4.6ft	7s	SW	13kt	SE	17kt	25°C	30°C	2.4mm
12:00 PM	POOR	4.6ft	7s	SW	13kt	SE	17kt	25°C	30°C	2.2mm
1:00 PM	POOR	4.5ft	7s	SW	11kt	SE	14kt	26°C	30°C	1.5mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	4.5ft	7s	SW	9kt	SE	12kt	26°C	30°C	0.9mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	4.4ft	7s	SW	7kt	SE	9kt	26°C	30°C	0.2mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	4.3ft	7s	WSW	7kt	SE	9kt	26°C	30°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	4.1ft	7s	WSW	7kt	SSE	9kt	27°C	30°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	4ft	7s	WSW	7kt	SSE	9kt	27°C	30°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	3.9ft	7s	WSW	9kt	S	11kt	27°C	30°C	0.5mm
8:00 PM	POOR	3.9ft	7s	WSW	10kt	S	12kt	27°C	30°C	0.8mm
9:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	7s	WSW	12kt	S	14kt	28°C	30°C	1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	3.9ft	7s	WSW	12kt	S	14kt	28°C	30°C	1.1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	4ft	8s	WSW	12kt	S	14kt	28°C	30°C	1.2mm

Tuesday

Nov 10

EXCELLENT13 excellent hours

🌊 3.0-4.8ft 💨 2-13kt 🌡️ 27-28°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	4.1ft	8s	WSW	13kt	S	14kt	27°C	30°C	1.3mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	4.1ft	8s	W	12kt	SSE	13kt	28°C	30°C	1.1mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	4.2ft	8s	W	11kt	SSE	13kt	28°C	30°C	0.9mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	4.2ft	8s	W	10kt	SSE	12kt	28°C	30°C	0.7mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	4.4ft	9s	W	9kt	SSE	11kt	28°C	30°C	0.7mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	4.5ft	9s	WNW	8kt	SSE	10kt	27°C	30°C	0.8mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.7ft	9s	WNW	7kt	SSE	8kt	27°C	30°C	0.8mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.7ft	9s	WNW	8kt	SSE	8kt	27°C	30°C	0.7mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.7ft	9s	WNW	8kt	SE	8kt	27°C	30°C	0.5mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	4.8ft	9s	WNW	8kt	SE	8kt	27°C	30°C	0.3mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	4.7ft	9s	WNW	7kt	SE	7kt	27°C	30°C	0.3mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	4.6ft	9s	WNW	6kt	ESE	6kt	27°C	30°C	0.3mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	4.6ft	9s	WNW	6kt	ESE	5kt	27°C	30°C	0.3mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	4.4ft	9s	WNW	5kt	ESE	5kt	27°C	30°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	9s	WNW	5kt	ESE	4kt	27°C	30°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.2ft	8s	WNW	4kt	ESE	4kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4ft	8s	WNW	3kt	SSE	3kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	8s	NW	2kt	SSW	2kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.7ft	8s	NW	2kt	W	2kt	28°C	30°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	8s	NW	2kt	WSW	2kt	28°C	30°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	8s	NW	3kt	WSW	3kt	28°C	31°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	8s	NW	4kt	WSW	4kt	28°C	31°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	8s	NW	3kt	WSW	4kt	28°C	30°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3ft	7s	NW	3kt	W	3kt	28°C	30°C	0.1mm

Wednesday

Nov 11

EXCELLENT12 excellent hours

🌊 2.0-2.8ft 💨 2-13kt 🌡️ 28-30°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	7s	NW	2kt	WNW	2kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	8s	WNW	3kt	WNW	2kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	10s	W	3kt	NW	3kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	11s	W	3kt	NW	3kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	11s	W	4kt	NNW	4kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	11s	W	5kt	NNW	5kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	11s	W	6kt	N	6kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	12s	WSW	7kt	N	7kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	13s	SW	8kt	N	8kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	14s	SW	10kt	N	10kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	14s	SW	11kt	N	11kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	2.1ft	14s	SW	12kt	N	13kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	14s	SW	13kt	NNE	14kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	14s	SW	11kt	NNE	12kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	14s	SW	10kt	NE	10kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	14s	SW	8kt	NE	8kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	13s	WSW	7kt	NE	7kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	11s	WSW	6kt	NNE	6kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	10s	W	5kt	NNE	6kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	11s	WSW	7kt	NNE	6kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	13s	WSW	8kt	NNE	7kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2ft	14s	SW	9kt	N	7kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	11s	W	9kt	NNE	8kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	NW	9kt	NNE	8kt	30°C	30°C	0.1mm

Thursday

Nov 12

FAIR11 good hours

🌊 1.4-2.2ft 💨 4-9kt 🌡️ 27-30°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	5s	NNW	9kt	NNE	9kt	29°C	30°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	2.1ft	5s	NNW	8kt	ENE	8kt	29°C	30°C	0.2mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	5s	NNW	8kt	E	7kt	29°C	30°C	0.3mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	5s	N	7kt	SE	6kt	29°C	30°C	0.4mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	NW	7kt	ESE	6kt	28°C	30°C	0.4mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	11s	W	7kt	E	6kt	28°C	30°C	0.3mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	SW	7kt	ENE	6kt	28°C	30°C	0.3mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	SW	6kt	E	5kt	27°C	30°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	SW	5kt	E	4kt	27°C	30°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	SW	4kt	E	3kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	SW	4kt	E	3kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	14s	SW	4kt	ENE	3kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	14s	SW	4kt	ENE	3kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	14s	SW	4kt	ENE	3kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	14s	SW	5kt	E	4kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	14s	SW	5kt	E	4kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	14s	SW	6kt	NE	5kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	14s	SW	6kt	N	5kt	27°C	31°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	SW	7kt	NW	6kt	28°C	31°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	SW	6kt	NNW	6kt	28°C	31°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	SW	6kt	N	5kt	29°C	31°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	14s	SW	5kt	NNE	5kt	30°C	31°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	SW	6kt	ENE	6kt	29°C	31°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	14s	SW	7kt	ESE	6kt	29°C	31°C	0.1mm

Friday

Nov 13

FAIR8 good hours

🌊 1.7-1.9ft 💨 2-8kt 🌡️ 27-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	14s	SW	8kt	SSE	7kt	29°C	31°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	SW	7kt	SSE	7kt	29°C	30°C	0.2mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	SW	6kt	SE	7kt	28°C	30°C	0.4mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	SW	6kt	SE	6kt	28°C	30°C	0.5mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	SW	6kt	ESE	6kt	28°C	30°C	0.5mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	SW	6kt	ESE	7kt	28°C	30°C	0.5mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	14s	SW	7kt	E	7kt	28°C	30°C	0.5mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	14s	SW	7kt	E	7kt	28°C	30°C	0.5mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	14s	SW	7kt	E	7kt	27°C	30°C	0.4mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	14s	SW	7kt	E	7kt	27°C	30°C	0.3mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	14s	SW	6kt	ENE	6kt	27°C	30°C	0.3mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	SW	6kt	ENE	5kt	27°C	30°C	0.2mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	SW	5kt	ENE	5kt	27°C	30°C	0.2mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	SW	5kt	ENE	4kt	27°C	30°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	SW	5kt	ENE	4kt	27°C	30°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	SW	5kt	E	4kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	SW	4kt	NNE	3kt	27°C	31°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	SW	3kt	NNW	2kt	27°C	31°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	SW	2kt	WNW	2kt	28°C	31°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	SW	3kt	WNW	3kt	28°C	31°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	14s	SW	4kt	WNW	5kt	29°C	31°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	14s	SW	6kt	WNW	6kt	29°C	31°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	14s	SW	6kt	W	6kt	29°C	31°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	13s	SW	5kt	SW	5kt	29°C	31°C	0.1mm

Saturday

Nov 14

GOOD2 excellent hours

🌊 1.8-2.3ft 💨 2-7kt 🌡️ 27-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	13s	SW	5kt	S	5kt	29°C	31°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	SW	5kt	SSE	5kt	29°C	30°C	0.3mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	SW	5kt	SE	5kt	29°C	30°C	0.4mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	15s	SW	5kt	SE	5kt	28°C	30°C	0.6mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	SW	5kt	ESE	5kt	28°C	30°C	0.7mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	SW	5kt	ESE	5kt	28°C	30°C	0.7mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	SSW	5kt	ESE	4kt	28°C	30°C	0.8mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	SSW	5kt	E	5kt	28°C	30°C	0.7mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	13s	SSW	6kt	E	6kt	27°C	30°C	0.6mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	13s	SSW	7kt	E	6kt	27°C	30°C	0.5mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	13s	SSW	7kt	ENE	7kt	27°C	30°C	0.4mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	13s	SSW	7kt	ENE	7kt	27°C	30°C	0.4mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	13s	SSW	7kt	ENE	7kt	27°C	30°C	0.4mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	14s	SSW	6kt	ENE	6kt	27°C	30°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	15s	SW	6kt	E	5kt	27°C	30°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	15s	SW	5kt	E	5kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	15s	SW	4kt	NE	4kt	28°C	31°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	15s	SW	3kt	N	3kt	28°C	31°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	15s	SW	2kt	WNW	1kt	28°C	31°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	15s	SW	3kt	WNW	3kt	28°C	31°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	15s	SW	4kt	NW	4kt	29°C	31°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	15s	SW	5kt	NW	6kt	29°C	31°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	15s	SW	5kt	W	6kt	29°C	31°C	0.2mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	15s	SW	6kt	SW	6kt	28°C	31°C	0.2mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:3.0ft @ 9s

Wind Conditions:6-17kt SW

Water Temperature:29-30°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

El Estero is a consistent exposed river break in Guanacaste, favoring right-hand waves. The most favorable conditions are a west-northwest groundswell with offshore winds from the east. The break works best around mid-tide. The spot is often crowded, and surfers should be aware of sharks. The best time for consistent, clean waves is typically in January.

Best Swell Direction: SW

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionWNW

Ideal Wind DirectionE

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