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Wave Buoys added.Wavebuoy data has been added to the site. Using the menus, live wave observations can be displayed on the animated surf maps. Click on the symbols to visit pages for each wavebuoy to see the detailed recent history of observations as well as a summary of observations over the past 5 days. The nearest 5 wave buoys are also listed on the description page for each surf report. Here are links to all buoy pages

Playa Carate, Costa Rica, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Playa Carate in Golfo Dulce is an exposed beach break that is often working Works best in offshore winds from the north northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Beware of rips and rocks.
Playa Carate break location map and break info

This is the surf forecast page for Playa Carate, Golfo Dulce. Use the tab navigation above to view Playa Carate sea temperature, Playa Carate photographs, Playa Carate detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Playa Carate webcams, current wind from Golfo Dulce live weather stations and Playa Carate 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. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around Playa Carate. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other Golfo Dulce surf breaks near to Playa Carate to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

Playa Carate Location Map

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Use this relief map to navigate to Golfo Dulce surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Playa Carate

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa Carate:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Backwash 6 mi
Second closest break Hog Hole 6 mi
Third closest break Pan Dulce 6 mi
Fourth closest break Cabo Blanco 15 mi
Fifth closest break Drakes Bay 15 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Playa Carate:

Closest wave buoy Western Caribbean Buoy 593 mi
Second closest wave buoy Yucatan Basin Buoy 797 mi
Third closest wave buoy Bay of Campeche Buoy 1177 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy East Gulf Buoy 1218 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Mid Gulf Buoy 1273 mi

Tide stations nearest to Playa Carate:

Closest tide station Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama 100 mi
Second closest tide station Limon, Costa Rica 112 mi
Third closest tide station Puntarenas, Costa Rica 147 mi
Fourth closest tide station San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua 175 mi
Fifth closest tide station Cristóbal, Panama 245 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Playa Carate:

Closest ski area Huascaran (Peru) 1267 mi
Second closest ski area Sky Valley (United States) 1830 mi
Third closest ski area Scaly Mountain (United States) 1833 mi
Fourth closest ski area Cataloochee (United States) 1869 mi
Fifth closest ski area Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States) 1879 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Playa Carate:

Closest city location Golfito (Costa Rica) 21 mi
Second closest city location Charco Azul (Panama) 82 mi
Third closest city location Quepos (Costa Rica) 90 mi
Fourth closest city location Chiriqui Grande (Panama) 92 mi
Fifth closest city location Cartago (Costa Rica) 108 mi