Playa Jaco Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica)
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Playa Jaco Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell SSW | Wind NE
Sea Temperature Today is: 29.4 °C
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Period (s) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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Wind State | cross- on |
cross- on |
glass | cross- on |
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Playa Jaco in Golfo de Nicoya is a fairly exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf Offshore winds are from the northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around high tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Watch out for sea-lice etc.
Tide Times:
For Gully's, 7 km from Playa Jaco.
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Playa Jaco Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Avenida Pastor Diaz Jaco wx, 3 km from Playa Jaco.
calm![]() km/h | ![]() Rain | Air temperature 24.6 °C |
Overall Playa Jaco Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in April



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Also see Playa Jaco surf quality by season and Playa Jaco surf quality by month.
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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 Jaco
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa Jaco:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break1 mi
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Wave buoys nearest to Playa Jaco:
- Closest wave buoy542 mi
- Second closest wave buoy710 mi
- Third closest wave buoy1062 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy1114 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy1133 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa Jaco:
- Closest tide station28 mi
- Second closest tide station29 mi
- Third closest tide station110 mi
- Fourth closest tide station112 mi
- Fifth closest tide station121 mi

Ski Resorts closest to Playa Jaco:
- Closest ski areaHuascaran (Peru)1382 mi
- Second closest ski areaCloudmont (United States)1723 mi
- Third closest ski areaSky Valley (United States)1757 mi
- Fourth closest ski areaScaly Mountain (United States)1760 mi
- Fifth closest ski areaSapphire Valley (United States)1767 mi

Town and city forecasts close to Playa Jaco:
- Closest city location28 mi
- Second closest city location28 mi
- Third closest city location29 mi
- Fourth closest city location37 mi
- Fifth closest city location40 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Playa Jaco is Quepos Managua Airport (XQP) in Costa Rica, 58 km (36 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Playa Jaco is Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), also in Costa Rica, 63 km (39 miles) away.
- Third is Nosara Airport (NOB) in Costa Rica, 120 km (75 miles) away.
- Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) in Costa Rica is 147 km (91 miles) away.
- Daniel Oduber Quiros International (Liberia) Airport (LIR), also in Costa Rica is the fifth nearest airport to Playa Jaco and is 149 km (93 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Playa Jaco, Golfo de Nicoya. Use the tab navigation above to view Playa Jaco sea temperature, Playa Jaco photographs, Playa Jaco detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Playa Jaco webcams, current wind from Golfo de Nicoya live weather stations and Playa Jaco tide predictions. The Costa Rica swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Costa Rica and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Costa Rica wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Playa Jaco.