Playa Carate Surf Break

Playa Carate, Costa Rica Weather Observations

Lat Long: 8.40° N 83.36° W

Issued: 5 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Carate sea temperature is
29.8° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Playa Carate 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 Carate 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 Carate right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Playa Carate

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Puerto Armuelles wx

56 km ESE1 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (8 kph from 138 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
27 °C-
-
-
-
0

Barriada Volcán wx

89 km ENE1363 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 166°)
5
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cerro Punta wx

100 km ENE2132 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 84°)
5
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

David/Enrique Malek International Airport

102 km E323 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the NNW
(6 km/h at 340°)
29 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

Enrique Malek wx

102 km E26 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the SSW
(10 km/h at 204°)
5
26 °C-
-
-
-
0

Los Pinos wx

110 km ENE1156 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 74°)
5
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Linea de Base wx

149 km NE12 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the NW
(11 km/h at 304°)
20
23 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cahuita wx

159 km NNE1 m above sea level

25 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 146°)
0
26 °C-
-
-
-
0

Bocas Del Toro Airport

161 km NE276 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
15
light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 270 to 010 degs)
(13 km/h at 310°)
26 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
scattered
overcast

Limon International Airport

177 km NNE358 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainDrizzle
wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
25 °C6.0
6.0
scattered
broken

* 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 Carate and within an acceptable time window.

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