Playa Escondida Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.65° N 84.68° W

Playa Escondida, Costa Rica Weather Observations

Issued: 11 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Escondida sea temperature is
30.0°C
2.0° 

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

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the NE
(7 km/h at 50°)
21 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

JuanSantamariaInt. Airport

66 km NE908 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
5
light winds from the NE
(7 km/h at 50°)
20.9 °C40 km
40 km

mostly cloudy

Barva

74 km ENE1200 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 80°)
5
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

San Jose

74 km ENE1195 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
light winds from the SSE
(6 km/h at 148°)
15
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Sabanilla wx

78 km ENE1198 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 82°)
0
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cahuita wx

200 km E1 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 190°)
0
25 °C-
-
-
-
0

Linea de Base wx

238 km E12 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 235°)
10
23 °C-
-
-
-
0

Barriada Volcán wx

245 km ESE1363 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 32°)
5
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cerro Punta wx

248 km ESE2132 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 50°)
15
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Puerto Armuelles wx

251 km SE1 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 207 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
28 °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 Escondida and within an acceptable time window.

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