Playa Samara Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.88° N 85.53° W

Playa Samara, Costa Rica Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Samara sea temperature is
30.4°C
2.5° 

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

ASCATC274E10N

45 km S15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
15
light winds from the NE
(15 km/h at 40°)
- °C- km
- km


Liberia/Tomas Guardia Airport

80 km N415 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
30
fresh winds from the E
(31 km/h at 90°)
A2984 °C0.0
0.0
-
-
-

ASCATB274E10N

109 km SW15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
15
light winds from the NE
(16 km/h at 49°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB274E11N

129 km WNW15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
40
fresh winds from the NE
(38 km/h at 46°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB275E9N

141 km S15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
15
light winds from the W
(14 km/h at 279°)
- °C- km
- km


Juan Santamaria Airport

144 km E692 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
29 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered

ASCATC275E9N

148 km S15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
15
light winds from the W
(13 km/h at 280°)
- °C- km
- km


Tobias Bolano Airport

151 km E994 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
25
moderate winds from the E
(24 km/h at 80°)
28 °C10.0
10.0
few

Barva

155 km E1200 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 117 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
26 °C-
-
-
-
0

ASCATC274E9N

157 km S15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
15
light winds from the NW
(14 km/h at 317°)
- °C- km
- km


* 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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