Playa El Rey Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.33° N 84.00° W

Playa El Rey, Costa Rica Weather Observations

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa El Rey sea temperature is
30.1°C
2.1° 

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

Current Weather near Playa El Rey

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

San Jose

67 km N1195 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (11 kph from 133 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
23 °C-
-
-
-
0

Sabanilla wx

68 km N1198 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
dry
15
light winds from the NNE
(14 km/h at 12°)
30
23 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tobias Bolano Airport

70 km NW994 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
0
calm
(2 km/h at 1°)
28 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

Barva

77 km N1200 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainlight rain
5
calm
(5 km/h at 330°)
10
20 °C-
-
-
-
0

Juan Santamaria Airport

78 km NW692 m above sea level

2 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm
15
light winds from the SSW
(17 km/h at 210°)
28 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
broken

Limon International Airport

127 km NE358 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
moderate winds from the N
(20 km/h at 360°)
30 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

Cahuita wx

133 km ENE1 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 69°)
0
30 °C-
-
-
-
0

Linea de Base wx

163 km E12 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 45°)
20
26 °C-
-
-
-
0

Barriada Volcán wx

163 km ESE1363 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 275°)
15
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cerro Punta wx

166 km ESE2132 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 254°)
20
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

* 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 El Rey and within an acceptable time window.

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