Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo Surf Break

Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo Surf Guide

Lat Long: 9.91° N 84.72° W

Issued: 5 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo sea temperature is
30.1° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo break guidePhoto by: marco

Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo Surf Guide

Puerto Caldera in Golfo de Nicoya is a sheltered reef/Jetty break that has quite consistent surf . Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. A left hand reef. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of rips,boats,pollution etc.

Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef/jetty3fairly consistent
30.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo:

The best conditions reported for surf at Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

What's the best time of year to surf Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: summer
The best time of year for surfing Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer  and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 3% of the time in June while 3% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 94% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.
clean
3%
Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.
blown out
3%
Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).
too small
94%
Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo Location Map

Interactive Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo is Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) in Costa Rica, 57 km (35 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo is Quepos Managua Airport (XQP), also in Costa Rica, 83 km (52 miles) away.

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Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 12:59 Local Time
Tuesday 09
9AM12PM3PM6PM
Wave (m)
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period (s) 17 17 17 16
Wind (km/h)
0
5
0
5
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What does Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo look like?

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    Tides at Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo

    Current tide and informaton
    For Bajamar, 6 km from Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo.
    Next High Water: 09:32pm | 2.16m
    Tidal range Clock
    Next Low Water: 03:31pm | 0.77m
    IS AT (local time)

    Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo Sea Temperature

    Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(30.1 °C) too at Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

    Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.
    Current Temp*: 30.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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    Swell History at Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo

    Surf stats for Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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    Wind History at Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo

    Wind stats for Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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