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

Liberia/Tomas Guardia Airport

80 km N415 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
25
moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 130 degs)
(24 km/h at 100°)
35 °C10.0
10.0
few
-
-

Juan Santamaria Airport

144 km E692 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
moderate winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 200 to 260 degs)
(22 km/h at 230°)
29 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

Tobias Bolano Airport

151 km E994 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
28 °C10.0
10.0
broken

Barva

155 km E1200 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 153°)
15
29 °C-
-
-
-
0

San Jose

160 km E1195 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
15
light winds from the SE
(16 km/h at 127°)
25
26 °C-
-
-
-
0

Sabanilla wx

163 km E1198 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
dry
15
light winds from the NNE
(14 km/h at 25°)
30
24 °C-
-
-
-
0

Managua/Augusto Cesar Sandino International Airport

261 km NW192 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
25
moderate winds from the E
(26 km/h at 80°)
35 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered

Bluefields Airport

271 km NW294 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the ENE
(15 km/h at 70°)
31 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

Limon International Airport

274 km E358 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
calm
(4 km/h at 310°)
26 °C10.0
10.0
broken

Cahuita wx

293 km E1 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 243°)
0
27 °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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