Playa Negra Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.18° N 85.82° W

Playa Negra, Costa Rica Weather Observations

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Negra sea temperature is
30.3°C
2.5° 

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

Current Weather near Playa Negra

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Liberia/Tomas Guardia Airport

55 km NNE415 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 210 degs)
(11 km/h at 190°)
27 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered
few

Juan Santamaria Airport

177 km E692 m above sea level

2 hours ago
mod rainModerate rain
5
light winds from the ENE
(7 km/h at 70°)
21 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

Tobias Bolano Airport

185 km E994 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
5
light winds from the E
(7 km/h at 80°)
2000S °C5.0
5.0


San Jose

194 km E1195 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 106°)
5
20 °C-
-
-
-
0

Sabanilla wx

197 km E1198 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 41°)
0
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Managua/Augusto Cesar Sandino International Airport

221 km N192 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
5
light winds from the E
(7 km/h at 100°)
32 °C10.0
10.0
few

Bluefields Airport

226 km NW294 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
wind obs. (7 kph from 100 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
29 °C10.0
10.0
few

Limon International Airport

306 km E358 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
10
light winds from the NE
(9 km/h at 50°)
A2977 °C0.0
0.0


Cahuita wx

328 km E1 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 69°)
0
28 °C-
-
-
-
0

Linea de Base wx

371 km ESE12 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 78°)
0
24 °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 Negra and within an acceptable time window.

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