Playa Naranjo Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Playa Naranjo in Guanacaste is an exposed beach break that has consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of rocks, sharks,sea crcodiles,sea-lice.

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Overall Playa Naranjo 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 Naranjo:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Roca Bruja	0 mi
Second closest break	Potrero Grande (OlliesPoint)	9 mi
Third closest break	Ostional	22 mi
Fourth closest break	Los Pechos	25 mi
Fifth closest break	El Coco	27 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa Naranjo:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	501 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	626 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	951 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1044 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	1071 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa Naranjo:
Closest tide station	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	81 mi
Second closest tide station	San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua	135 mi
Third closest tide station	Bluefields Lagoon entrance, Nicaragua	158 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	188 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Cayos de Perlas, Nicaragua	190 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa Naranjo:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1484 mi
Second closest ski area	Mount Pleasant (United States)	1595 mi
Third closest ski area	Cloudmont (United States)	1643 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1679 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1683 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa Naranjo:
Closest city location	La Cruz (Costa Rica)	19 mi
Second closest city location	Sardinal (Costa Rica)	19 mi
Third closest city location	Liberia (Costa Rica)	20 mi
Fourth closest city location	Belen (Costa Rica)	27 mi
Fifth closest city location	Cardenas (Nicaragua)	30 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa Naranjo is Daniel Oduber Quiros International (Liberia) Airport (LIR) in Costa Rica, 27 km (17 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa Naranjo is Nosara Airport (NOB), also in Costa Rica, 91 km (57 miles) away.
• Third is Managua International Airport (MGA) in Nicaragua, 159 km (99 miles) away.
• Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) in Costa Rica is 184 km (114 miles) away.
• Quepos Managua Airport (XQP), also in Costa Rica is the fifth nearest airport to Playa Naranjo and is 226 km (140 miles) away.