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Playa El Rey in Golfo de Nicoya is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf The best wind direction is from the east northeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the best swell direction is from the south. The beach break provides left and right handers. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Playa El Rey 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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Use this relief map to navigate to Costa-Rica - Golfo de Nicoya surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Playa El Rey

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa El Rey:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playita	12 mi
Second closest break	Dominical	13 mi
Third closest break	Manuel Antonio	13 mi
Fourth closest break	Quepos	17 mi
Fifth closest break	Dominacalito and The Point	21 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa El Rey:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	542 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	728 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1099 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1149 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	1199 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa El Rey:
Closest tide station	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	72 mi
Second closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	80 mi
Third closest tide station	San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua	111 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	119 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Bluefields Lagoon entrance, Nicaragua	185 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa El Rey:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1349 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1774 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1778 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	1814 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States)	1823 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa El Rey:
Closest city location	Quepos (Costa Rica)	13 mi
Second closest city location	Quepos (Costa Rica)	13 mi
Third closest city location	San Isidro (Costa Rica)	21 mi
Fourth closest city location	Daniel Flores (Costa Rica)	22 mi
Fifth closest city location	San Marcos (Costa Rica)	23 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa El Rey is Quepos Managua Airport (XQP) in Costa Rica, 19 km (12 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa El Rey is Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ), also in Costa Rica, 72 km (45 miles) away.
• Third is Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) in Costa Rica, 77 km (48 miles) away.
• Golfito Airport (GLF) in Costa Rica is 117 km (73 miles) away.
• Limon International Airport (LIO), also in Costa Rica is the fifth nearest airport to Playa El Rey and is 128 km (80 miles) away.