Guanacaste Surf

Guanacaste Surf Forecast

Detailed Guanacaste surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Guanacaste. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Guanacaste. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Guanacaste over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Guanacaste and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Guanacaste Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Guanacaste Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Guanacaste coastline are also listed below.

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	Sat		Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Sat
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste	Playa Pelada Guanacaste	Flamingo Point Guanacaste	Camaronal Guanacaste	Junquillal Guanacaste	Brasilito Guanacaste	Brasilito Guanacaste	Junquillal Guanacaste	Camaronal Guanacaste	Camaronal Guanacaste	Avellanas Rivermouth Guanacaste	Camaronal Guanacaste	Diria Guanacaste	Avellanas Rivermouth Guanacaste	Brasilito Guanacaste	Brasilito Guanacaste	Avellanas Rivermouth Guanacaste	Brasilito Guanacaste	Brasilito Guanacaste	Brasilito Guanacaste	Brasilito Guanacaste	Diria Guanacaste	Diria Guanacaste
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.0 S	1.1 SSW	1.0 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW
Period(s)	17	16	20	19	18	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	18	18	18	16	18	17	17	16	16	16
Energy	862	1316	1414	2035	1372	1610	1970	1385	1168	1179	1013	1077	1290	1425	1555	1639	1809	1710	1690	1381	1291	1255
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		2:38AM 2.05		2:43PM 2.30		3:17AM 2.07	3:22PM 2.30		3:56AM 2.20	4:01PM 2.28		4:35AM 2.09	4:40PM 2.25		5:16AM 2.07	5:19PM 2.19		5:56AM 2.05	5:59PM 2.12		6:36AM 2.04
Low Tide / height (m)		8:29PM 0.34	8:33AM 0.56		9:08PM 0.31	9:13AM 0.51		9:45PM 0.30	9:52AM 0.54		10:23PM 0.32	10:30AM 0.55		11:03PM 0.34	11:11AM 0.60		11:41PM 0.40	11:52AM 0.65		12:18AM 0.46		12:35PM 0.71
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	light rain
Rain (mm)	5	6	3	1	2	1	2	4	-	3	10	2	3	8	-	2	23	8	13	5	20	2
High °C	29	29	29	29	28	30	29	28	30	30	28	30	29	28	29	29	28	29	28	26	25	26
Low °C	28	27	29	29	27	29	29	27	29	29	27	30	29	26	28	28	26	27	27	24	24	26
Chill °C (?)	29	29	29	29	28	30	29	28	30	30	28	30	29	28	29	29	28	29	28	26	25	26
Sunrise	-	-	5:18	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:18	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:20	-
Sunset	6:00	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:02
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 S	1.1 SSW	1.0 S	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW
Period (s)	17	16	15	19	18	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	18	18	18	16	18	17	17	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	1.0 SW	1.3 S	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.8 SW	0.5 S	0.5 SW	0.4 S	1.0 SW	0.6 S	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.5 S	1.4 SSW	1.2 SW
Period (s)	13	13	20	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	19	10	21	9	19	6	7	7	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 30			Sunday 31								Monday 01								Tuesday 02
	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste	Playa Pelada Guanacaste	Playa Pelada Guanacaste	Flamingo Point Guanacaste	Flamingo Point Guanacaste	Camaronal Guanacaste	Camaronal Guanacaste	Camaronal Guanacaste	Junquillal Guanacaste	Junquillal Guanacaste	Camaronal Guanacaste	Brasilito Guanacaste	Brasilito Guanacaste	Brasilito Guanacaste	Brasilito Guanacaste	Brasilito Guanacaste	Junquillal Guanacaste	Junquillal Guanacaste	Avellanas Rivermouth Guanacaste	Brasilito Guanacaste	Camaronal Guanacaste	Camaronal Guanacaste	Camaronal Guanacaste
Rating	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.0 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW
Period(s)	17	16	16	16	16	16	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16
Energy	862	881	1294	1316	1658	1723	1414	1920	2035	2066	1368	1372	1503	1487	1610	1965	1970	1823	1519	1385	1207	1196
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	2:03PM 2.07				2:38AM 2.16				2:43PM 2.30					3:17AM 2.07				3:22PM 2.30				3:56AM 2.20
Low Tide / height (m)			8:29PM 0.34				8:33AM 0.56					9:08PM 0.31				9:12AM 0.52				9:45PM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	clear	cloudy	risk thund- der	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	3	2	4	1	1	-	-	2	1	1	-	-	1	1	-	1	2	-	-	-	2	2
Temp. °C	29	28	29	28	27	27	29	30	29	28	28	28	27	27	29	30	29	29	28	28	27	27
Chill °C (?)	29	28	29	28	27	27	29	30	29	28	28	28	27	27	29	30	29	29	28	28	27	27
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:18
Sunset	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.0 S	1.3 S	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	21	20	20	20	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.7 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 30											Sunday 31
	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste	Brasilito Guanacaste	Brasilito Guanacaste	Playa Pelada Guanacaste	Playa Pelada Guanacaste	Playa Pelada Guanacaste	Playa Pelada Guanacaste	Playa Pelada Guanacaste	Flamingo Point Guanacaste	Flamingo Point Guanacaste	Flamingo Point Guanacaste	Flamingo Point Guanacaste	Flamingo Point Guanacaste	Camaronal Guanacaste	Camaronal Guanacaste	Camaronal Guanacaste	Camaronal Guanacaste	Camaronal Guanacaste	Camaronal Guanacaste	Camaronal Guanacaste	Camaronal Guanacaste	Camaronal Guanacaste	Camaronal Guanacaste
Rating	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW
Period(s)	13	13	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	20	20	20
Energy	246	246	862	805	888	881	875	1211	1294	1372	1364	1316	1647	1527	1658	1660	1628	1723	1653	1435	1414	1602
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)			2:03PM 2.07												2:38AM 2.16
Low Tide / height (m)									8:29PM 0.34												8:33AM 0.56
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	1	3	1	1	1	-	1	1	1	1	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	30
Chill °C (?)	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	30
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:18	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.8 SW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	1.1 S
Period (s)	17	13	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	13	17	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.7 S	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Guanacaste Surf Breaks

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beach and reef

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reef

river

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point

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beach, reef and rivermouth

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beach and reef

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beach

beach

beach

beach and point

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Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point)

point/river

Raps

reef

Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock

river

Scardog Reef

reef

Tamarindo

river

Playa Avellanas, situated along the northern coast of Costa Rica is a world-renowned destination for surfing. It offers easy and fast access to Playa Grande, Playa Tamarindo, Playa Langosta, Playa Negra and Junquillal making it a perfect surf camp vacation destination. Playa Avellanas stands out as one of the best surfing locations in Costa Rica with a half dozen or more surf spots; offering point breaks, beach breaks and reef breaks all year around, with predominant off shore winds during summer(La Purruja, El Beachbreak, Palo Seco, El Estero, Little Hawaii and Golfo Persico).

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