Playa Samara Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.88° N 85.53° W

Playa Samara, Costa Rica Weather Observations

Issued: 11 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Samara sea temperature is
30.2° C
2.2° 

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

La Vega wx

130 km ENE89 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
-
-
(- km/h at °)
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Juan Santamaria Airport

144 km E692 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
5
light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 010 to 080 degs)
(7 km/h at 40°)
A2994 °C0.0
0.0


Barva

155 km E1200 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
wind obs. (11 kph from 137 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
21 °C-
-
-
-
0

San Jose

160 km E1195 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 175°)
5
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Sabanilla wx

163 km E1198 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 98°)
10
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

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 S
(11 km/h at 180°)
26 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

Cahuita wx

293 km E1 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainlight rain
-
(- km/h at °)
25 °C-
-
-
-
0

Linea de Base wx

334 km E12 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
dry
5
light winds from the W
(6 km/h at 278°)
10
24 °C-
-
-
-
0

lightning

334 km W0 m above sea level

3 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


Barriada Volcán wx

341 km ESE1363 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the NNE
(8 km/h at 16°)
10
14 °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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