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Roca Bruja 91.0

#625 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇨🇷 Costa Rica · Guanacaste · near Liberia

Very consistent, clean mornings are the norm, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterBeginner friendlyBeginner
Surf score91.0 /100
Surfable days86% of the year
Clean days56% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell57% period 11 s+
Typical size0.9 m 3.1 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Roca Bruja

The best time to surf Roca Bruja is May, June, September. The season runs Apr to Nov. In June the water sits around 29°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.1 m. The nearest airport is MGA (161 km) and the nearest town is Liberia (32 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan68%8%0.7 m27°Cboardies
Feb68%15%0.7 m25°Cboardies
Mar75%21%0.7 m27°Cboardies
Apr97%76%0.9 m28°Cboardies
May97%87%1.1 m29°Cboardies
Jun100%88%1.1 m29°Cboardies
Jul97%70%1.1 m29°Cboardies
Aug97%71%1.1 m29°Cboardies
Sep100%87%1.1 m28°Cboardies
Oct100%84%1.1 m28°Cboardies
Nov83%58%0.9 m27°Cboardies
Dec48%11%0.6 m27°Cboardies

Why 91.0

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%
11.3
Season spread 10%
9.1
Wave size 8%
1.9
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
6.4

The detail

Faces 225° with 33% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 100% of days. Mean peak period 12.0 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 85%. Months that work: 11 of 12. Coordinates 10.781, -85.683 (OpenStreetMap).

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