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
15
light winds from the ENE
(13 km/h at 70°)
21 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

Tobias Bolano Airport

65 km NE994 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
clear-
wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
A2998 °C0.0
0.0


San Jose

71 km ENE1195 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 122°)
15
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Barva

72 km NE1200 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
light winds from the ENE
(6 km/h at 61°)
15
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

Sabanilla wx

75 km ENE1198 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 79°)
10
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

Liberia/Tomas Guardia Airport

149 km WNW415 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
clear-
wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
A2981 °C0.0
0.0


Limon International Airport

179 km ENE358 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
clear-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 300°)
A2983 °C0.0
0.0


Cahuita wx

195 km E1 m above sea level

28 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 221°)
5
24 °C-
-
-
-
0

Linea de Base wx

232 km E12 m above sea level

24 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 251°)
5
24 °C-
-
-
-
0

Barriada Volcán wx

238 km ESE1363 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 10°)
5
14 °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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