Playa Jaco Surf Break

Playa Jaco, Costa Rica Weather Observations

Lat Long: 9.61° N 84.63° W

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Jaco sea temperature is
29.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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

Current Weather near Playa Jaco

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Juan Santamaria Airport

62 km NE692 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the ENE
(11 km/h at 60°)
20 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered

San Jose

71 km ENE1195 m above sea level

22 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 135°)
15
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Barva

72 km NE1200 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 92°)
15
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

Sabanilla wx

75 km ENE1198 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 70°)
5
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cahuita wx

195 km E1 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
dry
-
(- km/h at °)
24 °C-
-
-
-
0

Linea de Base wx

232 km E12 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 283°)
5
23 °C-
-
-
-
0

Puerto Armuelles wx

244 km SE1 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (8 kph from 138 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
27 °C-
-
-
-
0

Los Pinos wx

258 km ESE1156 m above sea level

25 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 69°)
5
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

lightning 49km ESE of Bluefields

269 km NNE0 m above sea level

3 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


Enrique Malek wx

276 km ESE26 m above sea level

57 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 353°)
0
25 °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 Jaco and within an acceptable time window.

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