Playa Grande Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.33° N 85.85° W

Playa Grande, Costa Rica Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Grande sea temperature is
30.1°C
2.2° 

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

Current Weather near Playa Grande

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Liberia/Tomas Guardia Airport

44 km NE415 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 200 to 350 degs)
(6 km/h at 270°)
A2989 °C0.0
0.0
few
scattered
-

DanielOduberInt. Airport

45 km NE80 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
5
light winds from the W
(6 km/h at 270°)
30.6 °C40 km
40 km

few

Juan Santamaria Airport

182 km ESE692 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
wind obs. (11 kph from 220 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
27 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

Barva

193 km E1200 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 22°)
5
25 °C-
-
-
-
0

San Jose

200 km ESE1195 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 115°)
20
25 °C-
-
-
-
0

lightning 49km SSW of Paquera

137 km SE0 m above sea level

3 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


lightning 49km WSW of Jaco

139 km SE0 m above sea level

3 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


ASCATB273E11N

173 km WSW15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the N
(23 km/h at 358°)
- °C- km
- km


Juan Santamaria Airport

183 km ESE692 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
wind obs. (11 kph from 220 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
27 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

JuanSantamariaInt. Airport

187 km ESE908 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
wind obs. (11 kph from 220 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
26.8 °C40 km
40 km

mostly cloudy

* 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 Grande and within an acceptable time window.

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