Ostional Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Ostional in Guanacaste is an exposed beach break that has very reliable surf Works best in offshore winds from the east. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Rarely crowded here. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

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Overall Ostional 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 Ostional:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Nosara Beach	4 mi
Second closest break	Guiones (Playa Nosara)	7 mi
Third closest break	Olgas (Playa Nosara)	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa Guiones	10 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa Negra	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Ostional:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	548 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	678 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	991 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1096 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	1121 mi
Tide stations nearest to Ostional:
Closest tide station	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	62 mi
Second closest tide station	San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua	152 mi
Third closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	185 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bluefields Lagoon entrance, Nicaragua	194 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Cayos de Perlas, Nicaragua	228 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Ostional:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1437 mi
Second closest ski area	Mount Pleasant (United States)	1646 mi
Third closest ski area	Cloudmont (United States)	1696 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1732 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1735 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Ostional:
Closest city location	Samara (Costa Rica)	18 mi
Second closest city location	Santa Cruz (Costa Rica)	19 mi
Third closest city location	Nicoya (Costa Rica)	22 mi
Fourth closest city location	Hojancha (Costa Rica)	22 mi
Fifth closest city location	Belen (Costa Rica)	27 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Ostional is Nosara Airport (NOB) in Costa Rica, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Ostional is Daniel Oduber Quiros International (Liberia) Airport (LIR), also in Costa Rica, 66 km (41 miles) away.
• Third is Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) in Costa Rica, 168 km (104 miles) away.
• Quepos Managua Airport (XQP) in Costa Rica is 189 km (117 miles) away.
• Managua International Airport (MGA) in Nicaragua is the fifth nearest airport to Ostional and is 239 km (148 miles) away.