Playa Grande Surf Break

Playa Grande, Costa Rica Weather Observations

Lat Long: 10.33° N 85.85° W

Issued: 11 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Grande sea temperature is
29.8° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

1 hour ago
clearThunderstorm -
15
light winds from the NNE
(13 km/h at 30°)
28 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
few
broken

Rivas Airport

120 km N314 m above sea level

2 hours ago
mod rainModerate rain
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
27 °C3.0
3.0
scattered
scattered

Juan Santamaria Airport

183 km ESE692 m above sea level

1 hour ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm
5
light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 240 to 320 degs)
(7 km/h at 280°)
23 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

Tobias Bolano Airport

191 km ESE994 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainLight rain
wind obs. (6 kph from 340 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
23 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
overcast

Barva

193 km E1200 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 348°)
5
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Juigalpa Airport

201 km NNE288 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the E
(7 km/h at 90°)
26 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
scattered

Sabanilla wx

203 km ESE1198 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 344°)
5
22 °C-
-
-
-
0

Managua/Augusto Cesar Sandino International Airport

204 km N192 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
25
moderate winds from the SE
(26 km/h at 130°)
30 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered

Bluefields Airport

210 km NW294 m above sea level

2 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm
5
light winds from the E
(7 km/h at 100°)
27 °C5.0
5.0
scattered
scattered

Chinandega Airport

288 km NW313 m above sea level

2 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm moderate rain thunderstorm
wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
26 °C5.0
5.0
few
scattered

* 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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