Playa Escondida Surf Break

Playa Escondida, Costa Rica Weather Observations

Lat Long: 9.65° N 84.68° W

Issued: 11 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Escondida sea temperature is
30.0° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Playa Escondida surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Playa Escondida based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Playa Escondida right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Playa Escondida

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Juan Santamaria Airport

64 km NE692 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
moderate winds from the W.(Wind varies from 240 to 310 degs)
(22 km/h at 270°)
24 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered
broken

JuanSantamariaInt. Airport

66 km NE908 m above sea level

1 hour ago
State of sky unchanged
15
light winds from the W
(13 km/h at 260°)
22.7 °C40 km
40 km

mostly cloudy

Tobias Bolano Airport

67 km ENE994 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the W
(13 km/h at 270°)
24 °C10.0
10.0

broken

Tobías Bolaños International Airport

69 km ENE997 m above sea level

1 hour ago
mod rainClouds dissolving
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 270°)
23.1 °C30 km
30 km

mostly cloudy

Barva

74 km ENE1200 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 296°)
5
21 °C-
-
-
-
0

San Jose

74 km ENE1195 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 332 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
22 °C-
-
-
-
0

Sabanilla wx

78 km ENE1198 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 46°)
5
22 °C-
-
-
-
0

La Vega wx

86 km NNE89 m above sea level

31 minutes ago
-
-
(- km/h at °)
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

lightning 37km NNE of Pital

135 km NNE34 m above sea level

28 minutes ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


DanielOduberInt. Airport

141 km WNW80 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
10
light winds from the WNW
(9 km/h at 290°)
27.6 °C40 km
40 km

scattered

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Playa Escondida and within an acceptable time window.

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