Playa Herradura Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Costa-Rica – Golfo de Nicoya)
Photo credit: Mario Ruta
Photo credit: Mario Ruta
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Playa Herradura Spot ID: Type: reef and point Reliability: inconsistent Best: Swell SW | Wind ENE Sea Temperature Today is: 29.5 °C |
Monday, 20 May 2013, 09:50 Local time
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Playa Herradura in Golfo de Nicoya is a fairly exposed reef and point break that has unreliable waves Works best in offshore winds from the east northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. A left hand reef break. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Watch out for rips, rocks and private access.
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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs |
Tide Times:For Punta Arenas, Costa Rica, 41 miles from Playa Herradura.
Playa Herradura Tide Times and Tide Chart Live Weather:At Juan Santamaria Airport, 63 km from Playa Herradura.
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Overall Playa Herradura Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May
The rose diagram shows the range of swells directed at Playa Herradura over a normal Ma... (show all text) 
This picture illustrates how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different di... (show all text) The two graphs above are also combined in the single Playa Herradura surf consistency graph. Also see Playa Herradura surf quality by season and Playa Herradura surf quality by month. |
Playa Herradura Location Maps
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Use this relief map to navigate to Golfo de Nicoya surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Playa Herradura
Visitor Reviews of Playa Herradura |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa Herradura:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Little Fiji | 2 mi |
| Second closest break | Playa Escondida | 2 mi |
| Third closest break | Playa Jaco | 3 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Roca Loca | 4 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Playa Hermosa | 6 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Playa Herradura: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Western Caribbean Buoy | 539 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Yucatan Basin Buoy | 704 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | Bay of Campeche Buoy | 1056 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | East Gulf Buoy | 1126 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | Mid Gulf Buoy | 1166 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Playa Herradura: |
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| Closest tide station | Punta Arenas | 25 mi |
| Second closest tide station | San Juan del Norte (Greytown) | 110 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Limon | 114 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Puerto Armuelles | 156 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay | 165 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Playa Herradura: |
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| Closest ski area | Huascaran (Peru) | 1384 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Cloudmont (United States) | 1722 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Sky Valley (United States) | 1755 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Scaly Mountain (United States) | 1758 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Sapphire Valley (United States) | 1765 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Playa Herradura: |
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| Closest city location | Chacarita (Costa Rica) | 25 mi |
| Second closest city location | Puntarenas (Costa Rica) | 26 mi |
| Third closest city location | San Rafael (Costa Rica) | 38 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Aserri (Costa Rica) | 42 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | San Francisco (Costa Rica) | 44 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Playa Herradura is Quepos Managua Airport (XQP) in Costa Rica, 62 km (39 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Playa Herradura is Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), also in Costa Rica, 64 km (40 miles) away.
- Third is Nosara Airport (NOB) in Costa Rica, 115 km (71 miles) away.
- Daniel Oduber Quiros International (Liberia) Airport (LIR) in Costa Rica is 144 km (89 miles) away.
- Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ), also in Costa Rica is the fifth nearest airport to Playa Herradura and is 151 km (94 miles) away.
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