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Little Fiji in Golfo de Nicoya is a fairly exposed reef break that only works once in a while Offshore winds blow from the east northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. A left hand reef break. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Likely to be crowded if working. Beware of rips, rocks and private access.

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Overall Little Fiji Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Little Fiji:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa Escondida	1 mi
Second closest break	Playa Herradura	2 mi
Third closest break	Playa Jaco	5 mi
Fourth closest break	Roca Loca	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa Hermosa	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Little Fiji:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	538 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	702 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1053 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1124 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	1164 mi
Tide stations nearest to Little Fiji:
Closest tide station	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	24 mi
Second closest tide station	San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua	109 mi
Third closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	114 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	167 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Bluefields Lagoon entrance, Nicaragua	175 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Little Fiji:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1386 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1753 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1756 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	1792 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States)	1802 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Little Fiji:
Closest city location	Jaco (Costa Rica)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Orotina (Costa Rica)	19 mi
Third closest city location	Paquera (Costa Rica)	21 mi
Fourth closest city location	Esparza (Costa Rica)	22 mi
Fifth closest city location	Chacarita (Costa Rica)	24 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Little Fiji is Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) in Costa Rica, 63 km (39 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Little Fiji is Quepos Managua Airport (XQP), also in Costa Rica, 65 km (40 miles) away.
• Third is Nosara Airport (NOB) in Costa Rica, 112 km (70 miles) away.
• Daniel Oduber Quiros International (Liberia) Airport (LIR) in Costa Rica is 141 km (88 miles) away.
• Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ), also in Costa Rica is the fifth nearest airport to Little Fiji and is 154 km (96 miles) away.