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Rio Tulin in Golfo de Nicoya is an exposed river break that has fairly consistent surf The best wind direction is from the northeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. Waves at the river break both left and right. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of rips and crocodiles.

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Overall Rio Tulin 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 Rio Tulin:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	The Tree	3 mi
Second closest break	Playa Hermosa	4 mi
Third closest break	Esterillos Oeste	5 mi
Fourth closest break	Roca Loca	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa Jaco	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Rio Tulin:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	542 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	711 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1065 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1132 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	1174 mi
Tide stations nearest to Rio Tulin:
Closest tide station	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	35 mi
Second closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	109 mi
Third closest tide station	San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua	112 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	158 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Bluefields Lagoon entrance, Nicaragua	180 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Rio Tulin:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1375 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1761 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1764 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	1800 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States)	1810 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Rio Tulin:
Closest city location	Jaco (Costa Rica)	7 mi
Second closest city location	Parrita (Costa Rica)	17 mi
Third closest city location	Orotina (Costa Rica)	25 mi
Fourth closest city location	Santiago (Costa Rica)	27 mi
Fifth closest city location	Tejar (Costa Rica)	27 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Rio Tulin is Quepos Managua Airport (XQP) in Costa Rica, 48 km (30 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Rio Tulin is Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), also in Costa Rica, 63 km (39 miles) away.
• Third is Nosara Airport (NOB) in Costa Rica, 129 km (80 miles) away.
• Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) in Costa Rica is 136 km (84 miles) away.
• Daniel Oduber Quiros International (Liberia) Airport (LIR), also in Costa Rica is the fifth nearest airport to Rio Tulin and is 159 km (99 miles) away.