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Surf Break: Playa Hermosa

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Surf Break: Playa Hermosa

Playa Hermosa in Golfo de Nicoya is an exposed beach break that is usually a safe bet Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. Waves at the beach break both left and right. It's sometimes crowded here. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

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Overall Playa Hermosa 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 Hermosa

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa Hermosa:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	The Tree	1 mi
Second closest break	Roca Loca	2 mi
Third closest break	Playa Jaco	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Rio Tulin	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa Herradura	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa Hermosa:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	541 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	709 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1062 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1130 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	1171 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa Hermosa:
Closest tide station	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	31 mi
Second closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	111 mi
Third closest tide station	San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua	111 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	162 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Bluefields Lagoon entrance, Nicaragua	178 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa Hermosa:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1378 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1759 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1763 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	1798 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States)	1807 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa Hermosa:
Closest city location	Jaco (Costa Rica)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Parrita (Costa Rica)	20 mi
Third closest city location	Orotina (Costa Rica)	23 mi
Fourth closest city location	Desamparados (Costa Rica)	27 mi
Fifth closest city location	Santiago (Costa Rica)	27 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa Hermosa is Quepos Managua Airport (XQP) in Costa Rica, 54 km (34 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa Hermosa is Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), also in Costa Rica, 64 km (40 miles) away.
• Third is Nosara Airport (NOB) in Costa Rica, 123 km (76 miles) away.
• Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) in Costa Rica is 143 km (89 miles) away.
• Daniel Oduber Quiros International (Liberia) Airport (LIR), also in Costa Rica is the fifth nearest airport to Playa Hermosa and is 153 km (95 miles) away.