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Marina Flamingo

Sailing spot · Costa Rica

Is it worth the trip?

37Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Thu 5: 10 kn gusting 15, offshore, Water: chop

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 4 knF2
Gusts
7kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
28°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 6 knF2
Gusts
11kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
25°C

Thu 5 · 83 out of 100

Wind
ESE 10 knF3
Gusts
15kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
24°C

Fri 6 · 52 out of 100

Wind
E 8 knF3
Gusts
14kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
25°C

Sat 7 · 54 out of 100

Wind
ESE 8 knF3
Gusts
16kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
27°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 5 knF2
Gusts
10kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
29°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 6 knF2
Gusts
10kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
27°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 583, good
  5. Fri 652, fair
  6. Sat 754, fair
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in six facts

  • Faces NWopen to the NW
  • Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
  • Avoid: SEblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
  • Best Jan–Feb6 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at Marina Flamingo
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-east, 5 knotsF27knside-onchop30°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 4 knotsF27knoffnot safechop28°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 6 knotsF211knoffnot safechop25°C
Thu 5Nov83, goodwind from the east-south-east, 10 knotsF315knoffnot safechop24°C
Fri 6Nov52, fairwind from the east, 8 knotsF314kncross-offchop25°C
Sat 7Nov54, fairwind from the east-south-east, 8 knotsF316knoffnot safechop27°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the east, 5 knotsF210knoffnot safechop29°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 6 knotsF210knoffnot safechop27°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the east, 3 knotsF17kncross-offchop29°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 5 knotsF29knsidechop28°C

Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

best Jan–Feb

Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Map

the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Marina Flamingo

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. 1 boat hire place within 10 km. The sea is about 27°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually January and February, with about 6 good days in 7; in September, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Brasilito. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$778–US$1,460 each

about US$778–US$1,460 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to LIR, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$289–US$597
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$94–US$161
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$188–US$315
Food7 days eating outabout US$208–US$389
Totalabout US$778–US$1,460

Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Brasilito

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Closest

Brasilito

about 10 min by car · 40 places to stay

about US$74/nightcountry average

See 40 places to stay in Brasilito · Booking.com

About Brasilito its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$74 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 10h 15m

About 10h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LIR, direct, then 1h 15m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.