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Playa Negra in Guanacaste is an exposed beach and point break that has consistent surf Offshore winds are from the east. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west northwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves Best around mid tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Watch out for urchins and rocks.

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Overall Playa Negra 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 Negra:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Las Avellanas	3 mi
Second closest break	Langosta	6 mi
Third closest break	Playa Langosta	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Tamarindo	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Diria	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa Negra:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	542 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	668 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	980 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1086 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	1111 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa Negra:
Closest tide station	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	69 mi
Second closest tide station	San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua	153 mi
Third closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	190 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bluefields Lagoon entrance, Nicaragua	191 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Cayos de Perlas, Nicaragua	224 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa Negra:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1449 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1723 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1726 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	1762 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States)	1770 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa Negra:
Closest city location	Santa Cruz (Costa Rica)	17 mi
Second closest city location	Belen (Costa Rica)	21 mi
Third closest city location	Nicoya (Costa Rica)	25 mi
Fourth closest city location	Sardinal (Costa Rica)	26 mi
Fifth closest city location	Hojancha (Costa Rica)	29 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa Negra is Nosara Airport (NOB) in Costa Rica, which is 29 km (18 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa Negra is Daniel Oduber Quiros International (Liberia) Airport (LIR), also in Costa Rica, 55 km (34 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), also in Costa Rica, 178 km (111 miles) away.