Surf spots in Costa Rica

82 surf spots in Costa Rica.

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Turtle farms
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 3–4 ft · Water 28°C · Soft
78Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue78, Good
2. Wed90, Good, the best day
3. Thu85, Good
4. Fri79, Good
5. Sat71, Good
6. Sun46, Fair
7. Mon59, Fair
Stay in Jacó
Bejuco
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 3–4 ft · Water 28°C · Soft
76Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue77, Good
2. Wed87, Good
3. Thu89, Good, the best day
4. Fri77, Good
5. Sat60, Good
6. Sun46, Fair
7. Mon58, Fair
Stay in Esterillos Este
Playa Bejuca
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 3–4 ft · Water 28°C · Soft
76Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue77, Good
2. Wed87, Good
3. Thu89, Good, the best day
4. Fri77, Good
5. Sat60, Good
6. Sun46, Fair
7. Mon58, Fair
Stay in Esterillos Este
Gully's
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 3–4 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
75Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue74, Good
2. Wed87, Good, the best day
3. Thu84, Good
4. Fri76, Good
5. Sat64, Good
6. Sun46, Fair
7. Mon60, Good
Stay in Jacó
Perro Fino
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 3–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
75Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue75, Good
2. Wed87, Good, the best day
3. Thu82, Good
4. Fri74, Good
5. Sat70, Good
6. Sun45, Fair
7. Mon64, Good
Stay in Jacó
Roca Loca
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 3–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
75Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue75, Good
2. Wed87, Good, the best day
3. Thu82, Good
4. Fri74, Good
5. Sat70, Good
6. Sun45, Fair
7. Mon64, Good
Stay in Jacó
The Tree
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 3–4 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
75Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue74, Good
2. Wed87, Good, the best day
3. Thu84, Good
4. Fri76, Good
5. Sat64, Good
6. Sun46, Fair
7. Mon60, Good
Stay in Jacó
Herradura
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 3–4 ft · Water 28°C · Slab
74Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue78, Good
2. Wed86, Good, the best day
3. Thu79, Good
4. Fri74, Good
5. Sat71, Good
6. Sun41, Poor
7. Mon60, Good
Stay in Jacó
Playa Hermosa Jaco
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 3–4 ft · Water 28°C · Slab
73Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue75, Good
2. Wed81, Good
3. Thu85, Good, the best day
4. Fri64, Good
5. Sat66, Good
6. Sun47, Fair
7. Mon61, Good
Stay in Jacó
Boca quepos
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 3–5 ft · Water 28°C · Crumbling
73Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue77, Good
2. Wed74, Good
3. Thu81, Good
4. Fri84, Good, the best day
5. Sat60, Good
6. Sun44, Poor
7. Mon55, Fair
Stay in Quepos
Punta mala
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 3–4 ft · Water 28°C · Soft
73Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue72, Good
2. Wed82, Good
3. Thu89, Good, the best day
4. Fri71, Good
5. Sat60, Good
6. Sun43, Poor
7. Mon57, Fair
Stay in Esterillos Oeste
Jaco
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 3–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
72Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue71, Good
2. Wed79, Good
3. Thu80, Good, the best day
4. Fri65, Good
5. Sat73, Good
6. Sun47, Fair
7. Mon64, Good
Stay in Jacó
Esterillos Oeste
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 3–4 ft · Water 28°C · Soft
72Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue71, Good
2. Wed79, Good
3. Thu88, Good, the best day
4. Fri67, Good
5. Sat60, Good
6. Sun48, Fair
7. Mon61, Good
Matapalo
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 2–4 ft · Water 28°C · Slab
72Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue82, Good
2. Wed68, Good
3. Thu83, Good, the best day
4. Fri75, Good
5. Sat55, Fair
6. Sun40, Poor
7. Mon67, Good
T box
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 3–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
71Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue74, Good
2. Wed89, Good, the best day
3. Thu73, Good
4. Fri70, Good
5. Sat65, Good
6. Sun36, Poor
7. Mon52, Fair
Stay in Jacó
Playa Grande
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
71Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue72, Good
2. Wed87, Good
3. Thu87, Good
4. Fri74, Good
5. Sat41, Poor
6. Sun29, Poor
7. Mon48, Fair
El Culo
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 3–4 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
70Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue81, Good, the best day
2. Wed79, Good
3. Thu66, Good
4. Fri68, Good
5. Sat63, Good
6. Sun43, Poor
7. Mon58, Fair
Stay in Quebrada Ganado
Playa Avellana
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
70Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue72, Good
2. Wed83, Good, the best day
3. Thu81, Good
4. Fri74, Good
5. Sat42, Poor
6. Sun29, Poor
7. Mon51, Fair
Stay in Villarreal
Playa Avellanas
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
70Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue72, Good
2. Wed83, Good, the best day
3. Thu81, Good
4. Fri74, Good
5. Sat42, Poor
6. Sun28, Poor
7. Mon51, Fair
Stay in Villarreal
Escondida
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 3–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
69Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue66, Good
2. Wed79, Good, the best day
3. Thu75, Good
4. Fri65, Good
5. Sat66, Good
6. Sun48, Fair
7. Mon67, Good
Stay in Jacó
Little hawaii
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Slab
69Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue72, Good
2. Wed83, Good, the best day
3. Thu76, Good
4. Fri74, Good
5. Sat42, Poor
6. Sun28, Poor
7. Mon51, Fair
Stay in Villarreal
Playa Negra Guanacaste
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C
69Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue72, Good
2. Wed83, Good, the best day
3. Thu77, Good
4. Fri72, Good
5. Sat42, Poor
6. Sun31, Poor
7. Mon52, Fair
Stay in Paraiso Guanacaste Province
El Estero- Tamarindo
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
69Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue73, Good
2. Wed84, Good
3. Thu84, Good
4. Fri72, Good
5. Sat40, Poor
6. Sun29, Poor
7. Mon33, Poor
Stay in Tamarindo
Ollie´s Point
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 2–4 ft · Water 28°C · Crumbling
69Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue86, Good, the best day
2. Wed84, Good
3. Thu76, Good
4. Fri70, Good
5. Sat43, Poor
6. Sun24, Poor
7. Mon25, Poor
Santa Teresa
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
68Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue77, Good
2. Wed87, Good, the best day
3. Thu69, Good
4. Fri52, Fair
5. Sat50, Fair
6. Sun29, Poor
7. Mon63, Good
La Isla
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 3–5 ft · Water 28°C
67Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue57, Fair
2. Wed74, Good
3. Thu75, Good, the best day
4. Fri65, Good
5. Sat66, Good
6. Sun48, Fair
7. Mon67, Good
Stay in Jacó
Playa Blanca (el punto)
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 3–4 ft · Water 28°C · Crumbling
67Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue81, Good, the best day
2. Wed75, Good
3. Thu63, Good
4. Fri67, Good
5. Sat64, Good
6. Sun40, Poor
7. Mon53, Fair
Stay in Quebrada Ganado
Playa Langosta
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
67Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue73, Good
2. Wed81, Good, the best day
3. Thu67, Good
4. Fri75, Good
5. Sat42, Poor
6. Sun28, Poor
7. Mon46, Fair
Stay in Villarreal
Cutters Right
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 3–5 ft · Water 28°C · Soft
67Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue71, Good
2. Wed70, Good
3. Thu67, Good
4. Fri75, Good, the best day
5. Sat56, Fair
6. Sun44, Poor
7. Mon57, Fair
Stay in Manuel Antonio
North Playitas
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 3–5 ft · Water 28°C · Soft
67Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue71, Good
2. Wed72, Good
3. Thu67, Good
4. Fri75, Good, the best day
5. Sat56, Fair
6. Sun44, Poor
7. Mon57, Fair
Stay in Manuel Antonio
Playa Jackals
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Crumbling
67Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue75, Good
2. Wed83, Good, the best day
3. Thu68, Good
4. Fri55, Fair
5. Sat52, Fair
6. Sun30, Poor
7. Mon66, Good
Stay in Mal Pais
Playitas
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 3–5 ft · Water 28°C · Soft
67Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue71, Good
2. Wed72, Good
3. Thu67, Good
4. Fri75, Good, the best day
5. Sat56, Fair
6. Sun44, Poor
7. Mon57, Fair
Stay in Manuel Antonio
Backwash
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 3–4 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
67Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue76, Good
2. Wed63, Good
3. Thu79, Good, the best day
4. Fri69, Good
5. Sat50, Fair
6. Sun34, Poor
7. Mon59, Fair
Olgas
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Crumbling
66Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue71, Good
2. Wed80, Good, the best day
3. Thu74, Good
4. Fri65, Good
5. Sat41, Poor
6. Sun32, Poor
7. Mon51, Fair
Stay in Nosara
Pelada
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Soft
66Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue71, Good
2. Wed80, Good, the best day
3. Thu74, Good
4. Fri65, Good
5. Sat41, Poor
6. Sun32, Poor
7. Mon51, Fair
Stay in Nosara
Playa Guiones
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
66Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue70, Good
2. Wed81, Good, the best day
3. Thu73, Good
4. Fri67, Good
5. Sat39, Poor
6. Sun35, Poor
7. Mon50, Fair
Stay in Nosara
Mal Pais- Santa Teresa
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Slab
66Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue75, Good
2. Wed84, Good, the best day
3. Thu67, Good
4. Fri50, Fair
5. Sat40, Poor
6. Sun24, Poor
7. Mon66, Good
Stay in Santa Teresa
Mar Azul
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
65Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue75, Good
2. Wed84, Good, the best day
3. Thu67, Good
4. Fri50, Fair
5. Sat34, Poor
6. Sun27, Poor
7. Mon64, Good
Stay in Mal Pais
Sunset Reef
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
65Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue75, Good
2. Wed84, Good, the best day
3. Thu67, Good
4. Fri50, Fair
5. Sat35, Poor
6. Sun28, Poor
7. Mon64, Good
Stay in Mal Pais
Pico Grande
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
65Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue72, Good
2. Wed83, Good, the best day
3. Thu81, Good
4. Fri64, Good
5. Sat34, Poor
6. Sun26, Poor
7. Mon22, Poor
Stay in Playa Grande
Laverinto (Laverint)
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 2–4 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
65Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue86, Good, the best day
2. Wed78, Good
3. Thu65, Good
4. Fri66, Good
5. Sat42, Poor
6. Sun22, Poor
7. Mon27, Poor
Ostional
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 1–5 ft · Water 28°C · Slab
65Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue70, Good
2. Wed79, Good, the best day
3. Thu74, Good
4. Fri67, Good
5. Sat40, Poor
6. Sun24, Poor
7. Mon51, Fair
Playa samara
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Slab
64Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue72, Good
2. Wed78, Good, the best day
3. Thu67, Good
4. Fri60, Good
5. Sat49, Fair
6. Sun29, Poor
7. Mon55, Fair
Stay in Sámara
Junquillal
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Slab
64Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue69, Good
2. Wed77, Good, the best day
3. Thu64, Good
4. Fri69, Good
5. Sat42, Poor
6. Sun33, Poor
7. Mon53, Fair
Marbella
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Soft
64Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue69, Good
2. Wed78, Good, the best day
3. Thu68, Good
4. Fri69, Good
5. Sat37, Poor
6. Sun30, Poor
7. Mon51, Fair
Camaronal
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 1–5 ft · Water 28°C · Soft
64Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue75, Good, the best day
2. Wed74, Good
3. Thu70, Good
4. Fri55, Fair
5. Sat54, Fair
6. Sun24, Poor
7. Mon57, Fair
Stay in Carrillo
raps
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Slab
63Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue69, Good
2. Wed72, Good, the best day
3. Thu64, Good
4. Fri69, Good
5. Sat42, Poor
6. Sun33, Poor
7. Mon53, Fair
Stay in Paraiso Guanacaste Province
Islita
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 1–5 ft · Water 28°C · Slab
63Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue75, Good, the best day
2. Wed72, Good
3. Thu66, Good
4. Fri45, Fair
5. Sat55, Fair
6. Sun26, Poor
7. Mon61, Good
Agujas
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 3–4 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
62Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue79, Good, the best day
2. Wed70, Good
3. Thu59, Fair
4. Fri64, Good
5. Sat42, Poor
6. Sun30, Poor
7. Mon46, Fair
Stay in Quebrada Ganado
Roca Bruja
Surf spot · Costa Rica
Waves 1–4 ft · Water 28°C · Soft
62Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue90, Good, the best day
2. Wed82, Good
3. Thu52, Fair
4. Fri65, Good
5. Sat35, Poor
6. Sun18, Poor
7. Mon19, Poor
Stay in Brasilito

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Albania 10
Algeria 6
American Samoa 7
Angola 13
Anguilla 2
Antigua and Barbuda 1
Argentina 55
Aruba 19
Australia 1,379
Azerbaijan 2
Bahamas 18
Barbados 29
Belgium 19
Belize 3
Benin 3
Bermuda 4
Brazil 390
British Indian Ocean Territory 1
British Virgin Islands 11
Brunei Darussalam 3
Bulgaria 15
Cabo Verde 15
Cambodia 1
Cameroon 4
Canada 60
Cayman Islands 5
Chile 100
China 22
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 9
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1
Colombia 25
Congo 4
Cook Islands 3
Costa Rica 82
Côte d’Ivoire 7
Croatia 3
Cuba 5
Curaçao 4
Cyprus 17
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1
Denmark 30
Dominica 6
Dominican Republic 30
Ecuador 66
Egypt 9
El Salvador 22
Estonia 1
Falkland Islands 2
Faroe Islands 4
Fiji 26
Finland 4
France 446
French Polynesia 41
Gabon 7
Gambia 3
Germany 25
Ghana 23
Greece 96
Grenada 2
Guam 14
Guatemala 8
Guernsey 16
Guinea-Bissau 1
Haiti 2
Heard Island and McDonald Islands 1
Honduras 1
Iceland 16
India 21
Indonesia 207
Iran 1
Ireland 97
Isle of Man 1
Israel 70
Italy 188
Jamaica 11
Japan 175
Jersey 12
Kazakhstan 1
Kenya 4
Kiribati 2
Latvia 3
Lebanon 13
Liberia 7
Libya 1
Lithuania 4
Madagascar 18
Malaysia 18
Maldives 40
Malta 10
Mauritania 1
Mauritius 22
Mexico 177
Micronesia 3
Montenegro 2
Montserrat 1
Morocco 87
Mozambique 12
Myanmar 3
Namibia 30
Naoero 1
Netherlands 44
New Caledonia 5
New Zealand 286
Nicaragua 29
Nigeria 3
Norfolk Island 5
Northern Mariana Islands 5
Norway 30
Oman 9
Pakistan 6
Palau 4
Panama 49
Papua New Guinea 15
Peru 130
Philippines 45
Poland 5
Portugal 284
Puerto Rico 73
Qatar 2
Republic of Korea 17
Russian Federation 27
Saint Barthélemy 15
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2
Saint Lucia 5
Saint Martin 5
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2
Samoa 11
Sao Tome and Principe 6
Senegal 25
Seychelles 41
Sierra Leone 4
Sint Maarten 1
Slovenia 1
Solomon Islands 3
Somalia 3
South Africa 502
Spain 386
Sri Lanka 41
State of Palestine 2
Sweden 30
Syrian Arab Republic 2
Taiwan 30
Thailand 26
Timor-Leste 4
Togo 3
Tokelau 1
Tonga 11
Trinidad and Tobago 11
Tunisia 13
Türkiye 24
Ukraine 2
United Arab Emirates 15
United Kingdom 326
United Republic of Tanzania 19
United States 1,414
United States Virgin Islands 11
Uruguay 46
Vanuatu 14
Venezuela 40
Viet Nam 11
Yemen 1

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