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🇨🇷 Best surf spots in Costa Rica

55 spots ranked on five years of ERA5 wave, wind and sea temperature data.

Top spotBarrigona 94.6
Peak monthMay
Water29°C boardshorts
Work all year51 of 55
Beginner spots11

Season in Costa Rica

Average share of clean days across all 55 spots, by month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
51%61%73%86%87%85%80%74%80%75%74%52%

Areas

Guanacaste27 spots · top Barrigona 94.6Puntarenas24 spots · top Roca Loca 93.5Limón4 spots · top Manzanillo 53.5

All 55 spots

#SpotScoreSurfableCleanSizeWaterSeasonLevel
1Barrigona
Guanacaste
94.6100%86%1.3 m29°Call yearIntermediate
2Playa samara
Guanacaste
93.7100%86%1.2 m29°Call yearIntermediate
3Roca Loca
Puntarenas
93.5100%80%1.2 m29°Call yearIntermediate
4Marbella
Guanacaste
91.9100%85%1.3 m28°Call yearIntermediate
5Suizo
Guanacaste
91.099%84%1.2 m28°Call yearIntermediate
6Rivermouth at Avellanas
Guanacaste
90.3100%86%1.3 m28°Call yearIntermediate
7Pan Dulce
Puntarenas
90.295%61%0.9 m29°CApr to NovBeginner
8Playa Avellana
Guanacaste
90.1100%86%1.2 m28°Call yearIntermediate
9Perro Fino
Puntarenas
90.0100%80%1.2 m29°Call yearIntermediate
10Jaco Beach
Puntarenas
89.8100%82%1.1 m29°Call yearIntermediate
11Backwash
Puntarenas
89.696%64%0.9 m29°CMar to NovBeginner
12Matapalo
Puntarenas
89.198%66%0.9 m29°CMar to NovBeginner
13Playa Grande
Guanacaste
88.795%80%1.1 m28°Call yearIntermediate
14Sunset Reef
Puntarenas
88.6100%83%1.2 m29°Call yearIntermediate
15Nosara Beach
Guanacaste
88.1100%84%1.3 m28°Call yearIntermediate
16Scardog reef
Guanacaste
87.9100%69%1.2 m28°CMar to NovIntermediate
17Camaronal
Guanacaste
86.3100%83%1.2 m29°Call yearIntermediate
18Bajamar
Puntarenas
85.7100%80%1.1 m29°Call yearIntermediate
19Playa Negra
Guanacaste
85.5100%87%1.3 m28°Call yearIntermediate
20Tamarindo
Guanacaste
84.798%82%1.2 m28°Call yearIntermediate
21Corralillo
Puntarenas
84.5100%80%1.1 m29°Call yearIntermediate
22Pico Grande
Guanacaste
84.597%82%1.2 m28°Call yearIntermediate
23Laverinto (Laverint)
Guanacaste
84.4100%68%1.1 m28°CMar to NovIntermediate
24Flamingo Point
Guanacaste
84.3100%79%1.2 m28°Call yearIntermediate
25Hermosa
Puntarenas
84.3100%84%1.2 m29°Call yearIntermediate
26Mal Pais- Santa Teresa
Puntarenas
84.0100%86%1.2 m29°Call yearIntermediate
27Playa Coyote
Guanacaste
84.0100%84%1.2 m29°Call yearIntermediate
28Ostional
Guanacaste
83.7100%84%1.3 m28°Call yearIntermediate
29Pavones
Puntarenas
83.492%54%0.9 m29°CApr to NovBeginner
30Pelada
Guanacaste
83.4100%84%1.3 m28°Call yearIntermediate
31Playitas
Puntarenas
83.4100%86%1.1 m29°Call yearIntermediate
32Manuel Antonio
Puntarenas
83.0100%86%1.1 m29°Call yearIntermediate
33Playa Guiones
Guanacaste
83.0100%85%1.3 m28°Call yearIntermediate
34Playa Nosara
Guanacaste
82.9100%85%1.3 m28°Call yearIntermediate
35Dominical
Puntarenas
82.8100%86%1.1 m29°Call yearIntermediate
36Islita
Guanacaste
82.8100%83%1.2 m29°Call yearIntermediate
37Playa escondida
Puntarenas
82.8100%85%1.2 m29°Call yearIntermediate
38Ollie´s Point
Guanacaste
82.686%59%0.9 m28°CApr to NovBeginner
39El Estero- Tamarindo
Guanacaste
82.595%80%1.1 m28°Call yearIntermediate
40Santa Teresa
Puntarenas
82.5100%86%1.2 m29°Call yearIntermediate
41The Tree
Puntarenas
82.0100%83%1.1 m29°Call yearIntermediate
42Playa Langosta
Guanacaste
81.799%84%1.2 m28°Call yearIntermediate
43Raps
Guanacaste
81.4100%86%1.3 m28°Call yearIntermediate
44Agujas
Puntarenas
80.6100%82%1.1 m29°Call yearIntermediate
45Gully's
Puntarenas
80.0100%83%1.1 m29°Call yearIntermediate
46Playa Bejuca
Puntarenas
79.2100%83%1.1 m29°Call yearIntermediate
47Esterillos
Puntarenas
78.6100%83%1.1 m29°Call yearIntermediate
48Bejuco
Puntarenas
77.8100%83%1.1 m29°Call yearIntermediate
49Boca Barranca
Puntarenas
75.8100%82%1.1 m29°Call yearIntermediate
50Roca Bruja
Guanacaste
74.786%56%0.9 m28°CApr to NovBeginner
51Brasilito
Guanacaste
61.777%20%0.7 m28°CJun to JunBeginner
52Manzanillo
Limón
53.582%0%0.9 m29°CrarelyBeginner
53Playa cocles
Limón
46.679%0%0.8 m29°CrarelyBeginner
54Salsa Brava
Limón
43.979%0%0.8 m29°CrarelyBeginner
55Black Beach
Limón
42.879%0%0.8 m29°CrarelyBeginner
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