Costa Rica surf report: this week

The best day this week is Thursday 22 Oct, with 23 of 39 spots rated Good or better for intermediate surfers. Updated 20 Oct, 01:03 UTC, from the forecast for 39 spots.

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By region

Puntarenas (17 spots)

Best: Tomorrow, 12 spots Good. Pick: Santa Teresa (1.2 m, epic around 16:00), Playa Carmen (1.4 m, good around 08:00).

Guanacaste (15 spots)

Best: Today, 11 spots Good. Pick: Playa Guiones (1.1 m, epic around 07:00), Playa Samara (1.3 m, epic around 06:00).

Limon (7 spots)

No Good day this week.

Day by day

Today

22 spots Good or better, 7 Epic. Swell 1.4 m at 12 s from SW.

• Intermediate: Playa Hermosa (Santa Teresa) (1.4 m, epic around 17:00), Playa Carmen (1.5 m, epic around 17:00), Playa Guiones (1.1 m, epic around 07:00), Playa Samara (1.3 m, epic around 06:00)
• Beginners: Playa Guiones (1.1 m, good around 07:00), Tamarindo Beach (0.8 m, good around 16:00), Playa Samara (1.3 m, good around 06:00)
• Advanced: Playa Carmen (1.5 m, epic around 17:00), Playa Coyote (1.5 m, good around 10:00), Playa Hermosa (Santa Teresa) (1.4 m, good around 17:00)

Tomorrow

22 spots Good or better, 4 Epic. Swell 1.4 m at 12 s from SW.

• Intermediate: Playa Samara (1.4 m, epic around 06:00), Playa Avellanas (1.2 m, epic around 06:00), Playa Junquillal (1.3 m, epic around 06:00), Santa Teresa (1.2 m, epic around 16:00)
• Beginners: Playa Guiones (1.1 m, good around 07:00), Playa Samara (1.4 m, good around 06:00), Tamarindo Beach (0.7 m, good around 10:00)
• Advanced: Playa Bejuco (1.5 m, good around 06:00), Playa Coyote (1.4 m, good around 06:00), Playa Carmen (1.4 m, good around 08:00)

Wednesday 21 Oct

22 spots Good or better, 6 Epic. Swell 1.3 m at 16 s from SW.

• Intermediate: Playa Avellanas (1.1 m, epic around 07:00), Playa Junquillal (1.3 m, epic around 10:00), Santa Teresa (1.1 m, epic around 06:00), Playa Camaronal (1.1 m, epic around 06:00)
• Beginners: Playa Guiones (1.1 m, good around 07:00), Playa Samara (1.3 m, fair around 07:00), Tamarindo Beach (0.7 m, fair around 06:00)
• Advanced: Playa Bejuco (1.5 m, epic around 06:00), Cabo Matapalo (1.5 m, epic around 13:00), Roca Loca (1.4 m, good around 07:00)

Thursday 22 Oct

23 spots Good or better, 11 Epic. Swell 1.0 m at 16 s from SW.

• Intermediate: Playa Jaco (1.6 m, epic around 08:00), Playa Guiones (1.2 m, epic around 07:00), Playa Pelada (1.1 m, epic around 08:00), Playa Junquillal (1.4 m, epic around 12:00)
• Beginners: Playa Guiones (1.2 m, good around 07:00), Tamarindo Beach (0.7 m, good around 06:00), Playa Grande (0.9 m, fair around 06:00)
• Advanced: Playa Coyote (1.5 m, epic around 09:00), Playa Bejuco (1.6 m, epic around 08:00), Cabo Matapalo (1.6 m, epic around 08:00)

Friday 23 Oct

21 spots Good or better, 4 Epic. Swell 1.2 m at 12 s from S.

• Intermediate: Playa Jaco (1.5 m, epic around 09:00), Playa Bejuco (1.6 m, epic around 08:00), Playa Carmen (1.4 m, epic around 06:00), Playa Hermosa (Santa Teresa) (1.3 m, epic around 06:00)
• Beginners: Playa Guiones (1.1 m, good around 07:00), Tamarindo Beach (0.7 m, fair around 06:00), Playa Manzanillo (0.9 m, fair around 08:00)
• Advanced: Playa Bejuco (1.6 m, epic around 08:00), Cabo Matapalo (1.7 m, epic around 10:00), Roca Loca (1.5 m, good around 10:00)

Saturday 24 Oct

17 spots Good or better, 1 Epic. Swell 1.3 m at 11 s from SSW.

• Intermediate: Playa Bejuco (1.5 m, epic around 06:00), Playa Camaronal (1.1 m, good around 06:00), Playa Carmen (1.3 m, good around 06:00), Playa Samara (1.2 m, good around 15:00)
• Beginners: Playa Guiones (0.9 m, good around 06:00), Playa Samara (1.2 m, good around 15:00), Playa Avellanas (1.0 m, fair around 09:00)
• Advanced: Playa Bejuco (1.5 m, epic around 06:00), Cabo Matapalo (1.6 m, good around 10:00), Esterillos Oeste (1.4 m, good around 15:00)

Sunday 25 Oct

10 spots Good or better. Swell 1.2 m at 11 s from SSW.

• Intermediate: Playa Carmen (1.2 m, good around 06:00), Playa Jaco (1.3 m, good around 10:00), Roca Loca (1.2 m, good around 10:00), Dominical (1.2 m, good around 06:00)
• Beginners: Playa Guiones (0.8 m, good around 07:00), Playa Samara (1.0 m, good around 10:00), Playa Jaco (1.3 m, good around 10:00)
• Advanced: Playa Bejuco (1.4 m, good around 06:00)

Ratings use the best daylight hour at each spot, on the same scale as the app (Fair, Good, Epic). Model forecast, not an observation.