Guanacaste Surf

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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7 day 48 hour

	Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SW	0.7 S	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.8 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	16	20	19	18	17	16	16	16
Energy(?)	331	200	288	280	268	309	222	239	238	238	280	230	624	572	1003	1335	1023	1055
Wind (km/h)	10	15	0	5	15	10	5	5	5	5	10	10	10	5	15	10	10	10
Wind State(?)	on	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	on	off	off	glass	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	6:37AM		6:45PM	7:21AM		7:30PM	8:13AM		8:26PM	9:15AM		9:32PM	10:22AM 6:45PM		10:42PM	11:24AM		11:48PM
Low Tide / height (m)		12:33PM	1:10AM		1:16PM	1:58AM	12:33PM	2:11PM	2:56AM		3:18PM		3:59AM	4:31PM		5:02AM	5:40PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	risk thund- der	some clouds	risk thund- der	cloudy	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	risk thund- der	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	1	-	3	16	3	-	6	-	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	28	28	28	29	29	26	27	27	26	28	29	28	29	30	28	29	31	27
Low °C	28	28	27	28	27	25	26	26	26	27	29	25	28	30	26	28	30	25
Chill °C (?)	28	28	28	29	29	26	27	27	26	28	29	28	29	30	28	29	31	27
Sunrise	5:30	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:28	-	-
Sunset	-	5:53	-	-	5:53	-	-	5:53	-	-	5:53	-	-	5:53	-	-	5:53	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	19	14	17	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.7 S	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 S	0.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 WSW	0.1 W	0.5 N	0.1 W
Period (s)	8	14	7	6	13	6	13	16	17	16	16	14	12	18	15	18	5	21
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.6 SW	-	-	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 ENE	-	-	0.4 ENE	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	8	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	3	-	-	-

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	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 S	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 S
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	16	13	13
Energy(?)	331	203	200	322	342	288	288	288	280	276	268	221	261	309	249	211	222	289
Wind (km/h)	10	15	15	10	5	0	0	5	5	10	15	10	10	10	5	0	5	5
Wind State(?)	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	off	on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb
High Tide / height (m)	6:37AM 1.96				6:45PM 2.09				7:20AM 1.87				7:30PM 2.00				8:13AM 1.65
Low Tide / height (m)			12:33PM 0.68				1:09AM 0.59				1:17PM 0.77				1:58AM 0.67
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	cloudy	risk thund- der	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	-	2	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	3	11	4	1	-	1	2
Temp. °C	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	28	30	29	28	26	26	26	25	26	27
Chill °C (?)	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	28	30	29	28	26	26	26	25	26	27
Sunrise	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SSW	0.9 S
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.4 S	0.5 S	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	8	14	14	8	8	7	6	6	6	6	13	20	6	6	17	16	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.6 SW	0.3 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	8	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	-

Guanacaste Surf Breaks

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beach and reef

beach

reef

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reef

point

beach

reef

beach

beach

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reef

beach and reef

beach

point

beach

reef

beach

beach

beach

beach and point

reef

Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point)

point/Rivermouth

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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