Playa Samara Surf Break

Playa Samara, Costa Rica Weather Observations

Lat Long: 9.88° N 85.53° W

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Samara sea temperature is
29.7° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

Liberia/Tomas Guardia Airport

80 km N415 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearLight rain
5
calm
(4 km/h at 1°)
24 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken
scattered

La Vega wx

130 km ENE89 m above sea level

27 minutes ago
-
-
(- km/h at °)
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Juan Santamaria Airport

144 km E692 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
BKN008 °C10.0
10.0


scattered

lightning 95km SW of San Juan del Sur

144 km WNW0 m above sea level

2 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


Barva

155 km E1200 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 91°)
5
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

San Jose

160 km E1195 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 67°)
5
21 °C-
-
-
-
0

Sabanilla wx

163 km E1198 m above sea level

19 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 69°)
10
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

lightning 10km ESE of Altagracia

179 km N31 m above sea level

2 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


Managua/Augusto Cesar Sandino International Airport

261 km NW192 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the SE
(11 km/h at 130°)
27 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

Cahuita wx

293 km E1 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 42°)
0
26 °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 Samara and within an acceptable time window.

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