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Bajamar 96.1

#115 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇨🇷 Costa Rica · Puntarenas · near Puntarenas

Works almost every day, clean mornings are the norm, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score96.1 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days80% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell82% period 11 s+
Typical size1.1 m 3.6 ft median
Water29°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Bajamar

The best time to surf Bajamar is April, May, June. The season runs all year. In April the water sits around 30°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.1 m. The nearest airport is SYQ (63 km) and the nearest town is Puntarenas (19 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%57%0.8 m29°Cboardies
Feb100%66%0.8 m28°Cboardies
Mar100%79%0.9 m30°Cboardies
Apr100%97%1.1 m30°Cboardies
May100%94%1.2 m30°Cboardies
Jun100%93%1.3 m29°Cboardies
Jul100%89%1.2 m30°Cboardies
Aug100%80%1.2 m30°Cboardies
Sep100%89%1.2 m29°Cboardies
Oct100%81%1.2 m28°Cboardies
Nov100%81%1.1 m28°Cboardies
Dec100%53%0.9 m28°Cboardies

Why 96.1

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
24.0
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
2.5
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
9.1

The detail

Faces 225° with 33% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 98% of days. Mean peak period 13.4 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 66%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 9.859, -84.701 (OpenStreetMap).

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