Playa Escondida Surf Break

Playa Escondida, Costa Rica Weather Observations

Lat Long: 9.65° N 84.68° W

Issued: 5 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Escondida sea temperature is
29.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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

Current Weather near Playa Escondida

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Juan Santamaria Airport

64 km NE692 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
wind obs. (17 kph from 120 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
A3004 °C0.0
0.0


Tobias Bolano Airport

67 km ENE994 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
moderate winds from the E
(20 km/h at 90°)
23 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

Barva

74 km ENE1200 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (10 kph from 122 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
23 °C-
-
-
-
0

San Jose

74 km ENE1195 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the ENE
(11 km/h at 63°)
20
22 °C-
-
-
-
0

Sabanilla wx

78 km ENE1198 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the NNE
(11 km/h at 28°)
25
22 °C-
-
-
-
0

La Vega wx

86 km NNE89 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
-
(- km/h at °)
22 °C-
-
-
-
0

Liberia/Tomas Guardia Airport

142 km WNW415 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
wind obs. (6 kph from 220 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
A2987 °C0.0
0.0
few
-
-

Limon International Airport

184 km E358 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
25 °C10.0
10.0
broken

Cahuita wx

200 km E1 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 177°)
0
27 °C-
-
-
-
0

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228 km ENE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the SW
(26 km/h at 225°)
- °C- km
- km


* 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 Escondida and within an acceptable time window.

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