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Hermosa 95.1

#204 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 score95.1 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days84% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell87% period 11 s+
Typical size1.2 m 3.8 ft median
Water29°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Hermosa

The best time to surf Hermosa is March, April, May. The season runs all year. In April the water sits around 30°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.2 m. The nearest airport is SYQ (67 km) and the nearest town is Puntarenas (50 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%72%0.9 m29°Cboardies
Feb100%77%0.9 m29°Cboardies
Mar100%92%1.0 m30°Cboardies
Apr100%99%1.2 m30°Cboardies
May100%95%1.3 m30°Cboardies
Jun100%90%1.4 m29°Cboardies
Jul100%90%1.3 m30°Cboardies
Aug100%80%1.3 m30°Cboardies
Sep100%86%1.3 m28°Cboardies
Oct100%78%1.3 m28°Cboardies
Nov100%83%1.2 m28°Cboardies
Dec100%66%0.9 m28°Cboardies

Why 95.1

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%
2.8
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
7.9

The detail

Faces 225° with 56% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 97% of days. Mean peak period 13.4 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 55%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 9.575, -84.607 (OpenStreetMap).

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