Playa Jaco Surf and Wind Quality by Season (Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica)

The charts below show frequency of occurrence of a certain swell or wind in Playa Jaco, broken down by both direction and strength (wave height).

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.

Seasonal Playa Jaco Swell and Wind Distribution

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This chart illustrates the variation of swells directed at Playa Jaco over a normal nor... (show all text)

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The figure shows the range of swells directed at Playa Jaco through an average northern... (show all text)

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This chart illustrates the range of swells directed at Playa Jaco through a typical nor... (show all text)

You can also compare this with Playa Jaco swell conditioned on favourable winds.

Also see overall Playa Jaco surf quality charts (on the guide page) and Playa Jaco surf quality by month.