Playa Negra Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.76° N 82.87° W

Playa Negra, Costa Rica Weather Observations

Issued: 6 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Negra sea temperature is
28.9° C
0.5° 

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

Cahuita wx

2 km SE1 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 186°)
0
25 °C-
-
-
-
0

Linea de Base wx

52 km SE12 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the W
(8 km/h at 277°)
10
22 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cerro Punta wx

106 km SSE2132 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
dry
5
light winds from the N
(6 km/h at 354°)
15
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

Barriada Volcán wx

113 km SSE1363 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the N
(8 km/h at 11°)
15
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Los Pinos wx

119 km SSE1156 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 44 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Sabanilla wx

130 km WSW1198 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 193°)
15
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

San Jose

132 km WSW1195 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the ESE
(10 km/h at 116°)
20
21 °C-
-
-
-
0

Barva

139 km W1200 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (10 kph from 149 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
20 °C-
-
-
-
0

lightning 136km NNE of Puerto Limon

149 km NNE0 m above sea level

2 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


lightning 151km N of Bocas del Toro

150 km NE0 m above sea level

3 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°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 Negra and within an acceptable time window.

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