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Punta Roca - Barranquilla

8:04 am 27 Jun 2011

Esterillos Oeste

11:13 pm 5 Apr 2008

Playita ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Playita Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Costa-Rica – Golfo de Nicoya)

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Name: Playita
Type: beach and reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: S Offshore Wind: ENE

Playita in Golfo de Nicoya is an exposed beach and reef break that has quite reliable surf Offshore winds are from the east northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the south. The beach break provides left and right handers. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Take care to avoid the rocks.

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Overall Playita 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 Playita:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Manuel Antonio 1 mi
Second closest break Quepos 5 mi
Third closest break Playa El Rey 12 mi
Fourth closest break Damas Rivermouth 13 mi
Fifth closest break Esterillos Oeste 24 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Playita:

Closest wave buoy Western Caribbean Buoy 542 mi
Second closest wave buoy Yucatan Basin Buoy 723 mi
Third closest wave buoy Bay of Campeche Buoy 1089 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy East Gulf Buoy 1144 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Mid Gulf Buoy 1191 mi

Tide stations nearest to Playita:

Closest tide station Puntarenas, Costa Rica 60 mi
Second closest tide station Limon, Costa Rica 88 mi
Third closest tide station San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua 110 mi
Fourth closest tide station Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama 131 mi
Fifth closest tide station Bluefields Lagoon entrance, Nicaragua 183 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Playita:

Closest ski area Huascaran (Peru) 1357 mi
Second closest ski area Sky Valley (United States) 1771 mi
Third closest ski area Scaly Mountain (United States) 1774 mi
Fourth closest ski area Cataloochee (United States) 1809 mi
Fifth closest ski area Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States) 1819 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Playita:

Closest city location Quepos (Costa Rica) 4 mi
Second closest city location Quepos (Costa Rica) 4 mi
Third closest city location Parrita (Costa Rica) 13 mi
Fourth closest city location San Marcos (Costa Rica) 21 mi
Fifth closest city location Tejar (Costa Rica) 25 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Playita is Quepos Managua Airport (XQP) in Costa Rica, 7 km (4 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Playita is Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), also in Costa Rica, 67 km (42 miles) away.
  • Third is Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) in Costa Rica, 91 km (57 miles) away.
  • Golfito Airport (GLF) in Costa Rica is 136 km (84 miles) away.
  • Limon International Airport (LIO), also in Costa Rica is the fifth nearest airport to Playita and is 140 km (87 miles) away.
Playita break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Playita, Costa-Rica - Golfo de Nicoya. Use the tab navigation above to view Playita sea temperature, Playita photographs, Playita detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Playita webcams, current wind from Costa-Rica - Golfo de Nicoya live weather stations and Playita 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 Playita.