Playa Negra Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Costa-Rica – Guanacaste)

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Surf Break: Playa Negra

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Surf Break: Playa Negra

Playa Negra Spot ID:

Type: beach and point

Reliability: consistent

Best: Swell WNW | Wind E

Sea Temperature Today is: 28.7 °C

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Saturday, 18 May 2013, 20:09 Local time

m, °C	Fri	Saturday 18
ft, °F	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	15	21	15	20
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off

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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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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs

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For Punta Arenas, Costa Rica, 111 miles from Playa Negra.

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Playa Negra Tide Times and Tide Chart

Live Weather:

At Liberia-Daniel Oduber International Airport, 55 km from Playa Negra.

light winds from the E

km/h

Air temperature
29.0 °C

Current weather near Playa Negra

Overall Playa Negra Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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Also see Playa Negra surf quality by season and Playa Negra surf quality by month.

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Visitor Reviews of Playa Negra

Siamak Hefazi from UNITED STATES writes:

Playa Negra is a really fun Right point! Be careful not to let the current pull you too far over to the left, you'll get caught inside before you know it... great channel for paddling out makes it easy to manage when it gets big. Don't get caught inside the break will push you into sharp rocks.

2010-03-07

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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	Punta Arenas	69 mi
Second closest tide station	San Juan del Norte (Greytown)	153 mi
Third closest tide station	Limon	190 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bluefields Lagoon entrance	191 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Cayos de Perlas	224 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa Negra:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1449 mi
Second closest ski area	Cloudmont (United States)	1686 mi
Third closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1723 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1726 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sapphire Valley (United States)	1734 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa Negra:
Closest city location	Liberia (Costa Rica)	41 mi
Second closest city location	Puntarenas (Costa Rica)	68 mi
Third closest city location	Chacarita (Costa Rica)	72 mi
Fourth closest city location	Rivas (Nicaragua)	86 mi
Fifth closest city location	Alajuela (Costa Rica)	109 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.

Playa Negra break location map and break info

This is the Surf-Forecast page for Playa Negra, Guanacaste. Use the tab navigation above to view Playa Negra sea temperature, Playa Negra photographs, Playa Negra detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Playa Negra webcams, current wind from Guanacaste live weather stations and Playa Negra 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 Negra.

Playa Negra Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Costa-Rica – Guanacaste)

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Overall Playa Negra Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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Visitor Reviews of Playa Negra

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