Mal Pais Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report and Surf Forecast
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Current Surf Conditions
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Condition Rating
LOTUS Forecast
Surf Height
3-4FT+
Waist to shoulder
LOTUS Forecast
Swell
2.7FT13s
SSW197º
1.1FT18s
SW219º
0.9FT13s
SW221º
LOTUS Forecast
Wind
6KTSWNW
6kts gusts, Cross-shore
Model Forecast
Tide
0.4FT
Temperature
87°F
85ºF
Rashguard
Mal Pais Surf Forecast
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Mal Pais Surf Guide
Tucked into the southwest tip of the rugged Nicoya Peninsula, Mal Pais (and neighboring Playa Carmen and Santa Teresa) is a popular haunt, as the surf is pretty consistent and spread out enough to accommodate a whole army of waveriders. It's all similar -- shifty A-frames with long walls that connect into inside closeouts -- though it can get bigger and hollower as you head north, especially during a S swell. Mal Pais is easy, almost California-style beachbreak -- not as heavy as Hermosa, but ve... Read more