Playa Jaco Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Costa-Rica – Golfo de Nicoya)
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Playa Jaco Spot ID: Type: beach Reliability: fairly consistent Best: Swell SSW | Wind NE Sea Temperature Today is: 28.3 °C |
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 06:44 Local time
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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.
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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs |
Tide Times:For Punta Arenas, Costa Rica, 46 miles from Playa Jaco.
Playa Jaco Tide Times and Tide Chart Live Weather:At Juan Santamaria Airport, 62 km from Playa Jaco.
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Overall Playa Jaco Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in June
The rose diagram shows the combination of swells directed at Playa Jaco through a typic... (show all text) 
This picture illustrates how often and how strongly the wind blows from different direc... (show all text) The two graphs above are also combined in the single Playa Jaco surf consistency graph. Also see Playa Jaco surf quality by season and Playa Jaco surf quality by month. |
Playa Jaco 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 Jaco
Visitor Reviews of Playa Jaco |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa Jaco:(click location name for more details) |
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| 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: |
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| 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: |
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| Closest tide station | Punta Arenas | 29 mi |
| Second closest tide station | San Juan del Norte (Greytown) | 110 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Limon | 112 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Puerto Armuelles | 153 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay | 163 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Playa Jaco: |
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| Closest ski area | Huascaran (Peru) | 1382 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Cloudmont (United States) | 1723 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Sky Valley (United States) | 1757 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Scaly Mountain (United States) | 1760 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Sapphire Valley (United States) | 1767 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Playa Jaco: |
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| Closest city location | Chacarita (Costa Rica) | 28 mi |
| Second closest city location | Puntarenas (Costa Rica) | 29 mi |
| Third closest city location | San Rafael (Costa Rica) | 37 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Aserri (Costa Rica) | 40 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | San Francisco (Costa Rica) | 42 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.
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