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Nice day, Playa Jaco

12:00 am 16 Aug 2010

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9:49 am 24 Jul 2009

Playa Jaco ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.5
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 2.5
Crowds: 3.0
Accommodation: 5.0

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Playa Jaco Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Costa-Rica – Golfo de Nicoya)

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Photo credit: Carlos Corrales
Surf Break: Playa Jaco

Name: Playa Jaco
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: SSW Offshore Wind: NE

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.

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Overall Playa Jaco 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 Playa Jaco:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Roca Loca 1 mi
Second closest break Playa Hermosa 3 mi
Third closest break Playa Herradura 3 mi
Fourth closest break The Tree 3 mi
Fifth closest break Little Fiji 5 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Playa Jaco:

Closest wave buoy Western Caribbean Buoy 539 mi
Second closest wave buoy Yucatan Basin Buoy 706 mi
Third closest wave buoy Bay of Campeche Buoy 1058 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy East Gulf Buoy 1127 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Mid Gulf Buoy 1168 mi

Tide stations nearest to Playa Jaco:

Closest tide station Puntarenas, Costa Rica 29 mi
Second closest tide station San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua 110 mi
Third closest tide station Limon, Costa Rica 112 mi
Fourth closest tide station Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama 163 mi
Fifth closest tide station Bluefields Lagoon entrance, Nicaragua 177 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Playa Jaco:

Closest ski area Huascaran (Peru) 1382 mi
Second closest ski area Sky Valley (United States) 1757 mi
Third closest ski area Scaly Mountain (United States) 1760 mi
Fourth closest ski area Cataloochee (United States) 1796 mi
Fifth closest ski area Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States) 1805 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Playa Jaco:

Closest city location Jaco (Costa Rica) 1 mi
Second closest city location Orotina (Costa Rica) 21 mi
Third closest city location Parrita (Costa Rica) 22 mi
Fourth closest city location Desamparados (Costa Rica) 25 mi
Fifth closest city location Paquera (Costa Rica) 25 mi
  • 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.
Playa Jaco break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Playa Jaco, Costa-Rica - 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 Costa-Rica - 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.