Playa Jaco Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.61° N 84.63° W

Playa Jaco, Costa Rica Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Jaco sea temperature is
30.1°C
2.7° 

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
5
light winds from the WSW
(7 km/h at 240°)
24 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
broken

JuanSantamariaInt. Airport

64 km NE908 m above sea level

3 hours ago
Clouds dissolving
5
light winds from the SW
(7 km/h at 230°)
23.2 °C40 km
40 km

overcast

Tobias Bolano Airport

65 km NE994 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the WNW
(7 km/h at 290°)
24 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
broken

Tobías Bolaños International Airport

66 km NE997 m above sea level

3 hours ago
Patches of fog
10
light winds from the WNW
(11 km/h at 290°)
22.2 °C2.0 km
2.0 km

overcast

San Jose

71 km ENE1195 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the NW
(8 km/h at 309°)
20
24 °C-
-
-
-
0

Barva

72 km NE1200 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
10
light winds from the WSW
(8 km/h at 245°)
20
23 °C-
-
-
-
0

Sabanilla wx

75 km ENE1198 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 219°)
5
27 °C-
-
-
-
0

ASCATB276E9N

122 km SSE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
5
calm
(5 km/h at 196°)
- °C- km
- km


SHIP1754

125 km SSE3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
27.5 °C-
-


SHIP1475

125 km SSE3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
27.5 °C-
-


* 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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