Playa Samara Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.88° N 85.53° W

Playa Samara, Costa Rica Weather Observations

Issued: 11 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Samara sea temperature is
30.5°C
3.1° 

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

Current Weather near Playa Samara

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

hy2c274E10N

60 km SW15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the E
(26 km/h at 92°)
- °C- km
- km


lightning 76km W of Samara

77 km WSW0 m above sea level

3 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


DanielOduberInt. Airport

80 km N80 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
25.2 °C40 km
40 km

overcast

Liberia/Tomas Guardia Airport

80 km N415 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the SSE
(9 km/h at 160°)
A2984 °C0.0
0.0
few
scattered
-

lightning 81km WSW of Santa Cruz

83 km WSW0 m above sea level

3 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


hy2c273E10N

116 km W15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the ESE
(25 km/h at 105°)
- °C- km
- km


hy2c274E11N

134 km WNW15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
30
fresh winds from the ENE
(29 km/h at 75°)
- °C- km
- km


hy2c274E9N

135 km S15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
20
light winds from the SE
(19 km/h at 140°)
- °C- km
- km


Juan Santamaria Airport

144 km E692 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearFog patches -
5
calm
(4 km/h at 1°)
21 °C10.0
10.0
few
overcast

JuanSantamariaInt. Airport

148 km E908 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Patches of shallow fog
calm
(4 km/h at 990°)
20.7 °C30 km
30 km

overcast

* 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 Samara and within an acceptable time window.

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