Is it worth the trip?
11Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 8 kn gusting 11, side-onshore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 26°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 34 out of 100
- Wind
- N 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 21 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 834, poor
- Mon 921, poor
- Tue 1050, fair
The spot in five facts
- Faces NEopen to the NE
- Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
- Avoid: SWblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 6 knotsF2 | 12kn | offnot safe | 1.0 mwaves | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 5 knotsF2 | 9kn | offnot safe | 0.8 mwaves | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 4 knotsF2 | 7kn | offnot safe | chop | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 4 knotsF2 | 7kn | offnot safe | chop | 26°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 5 knotsF2 | 9kn | offnot safe | chop | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 5 knotsF2 | 9kn | offnot safe | chop | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 34, poor | wind from the north, 8 knotsF3 | 11kn | side-on | chop | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 21, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 7 knotsF3 | 10kn | side-on | flat | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 50, fair | wind from the north, 11 knotsF4 | 15kn | side-on | chop | 27°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.
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About San Francisco
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 29°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 NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. Nearest place to stay we found: Chinitas Lodge Tortuguero, Limón, 0 km. Nearest beds: Limón, 85 km. Nearest airport: Limón International Airport (LIO), 88 km.
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$596–US$1,160 each
about US$596–US$1,160 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to SJO, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$295–US$610 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$94–US$161 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$208–US$389 |
| Total | about US$596–US$1,160 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. 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: nearest beds 85 km away
No town nearby
Nearest place to stay we found: Chinitas Lodge Tortuguero, Limón, 0 km. Nearest beds: Limón, 85 km. Nearest airport: Limón International Airport (LIO), 88 km.
See places to stay near Limón, 85 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 12h 20m
About 12h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → SJO, direct, then 3h 20m by road
Flights ORD → SJO on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.