Playa Samara Surf Guide
Playa Samara in Golfo de Nicoya is an exposed beach and reef break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the north. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers as well as left and right hand reef breaks. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of Rips, shallow outside reefs.
Playa Samara Spot Info
| Type: | Rating: | Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
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 Beach and reef |  1 | fairly consistent | 29.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Playa Samara:
The best conditions reported for surf at Playa Samara occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.
Energía de Olas (poder): 12 horas
Playa Samara Surf:
Monday, 22 June 2026, 15:46 Local time| lunes 22 | mar | |||
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| Período (s) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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Playa Samara Surf Guide
Playa Samara in Golfo de Nicoya is an exposed beach and reef break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the north. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers as well as left and right hand reef breaks. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of Rips, shallow outside reefs.
Playa Samara Spot Info
Type: Rating: Reliability: Todays Sea Temp*: Beach and reef1fairly consistent 29.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satelliteSurfing Playa Samara:
The best conditions reported for surf at Playa Samara occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.
Energía de Olas (poder): 12 horas
Usa la barra de navegación de arriba para ver la temperatura del mar en Playa Samara, fotografías Playa Samara, previsiones detalladas de olas para Playa Samara, vientos y previsión del tiempo, webcams para Playa Samara, viento actual desde estaciones meteorológicas en Golfo de Nicoya y predicciones de marea para Playa Samara. Las mapas de olas para Costa Rica enseñarán un mapa grande de Costa Rica y los mares que rodean. Los mapas de olas pueden ser animadas para mostrar diferentes componentes de olas, la altura de ola, la energía de ola, el período, junto con previsiones de viento y del tiempo. Previsiones actuales del tiempo y del estado del mar provienen de boyas marinas de Costa Rica, del barcos que transitan en la zona y de estaciones meteorológicas costeras. Cada página de previsiones tiene un Busca-Olas Regional y Global para localizar las mejores condiciones para surfear en el área de Playa Samara.
Playa Samara Surf:
Monday, 22 June 2026, 15:46 Local timelunes 22 mar 3PM 6PM 9PM 0AM Wave (m) Período (s) 16 16 16 16 Viento (km/h) Estado del Viento glass cross-
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Playa Samara Surf Guide
Playa Samara in Golfo de Nicoya is an exposed beach and reef break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the north. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers as well as left and right hand reef breaks. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of Rips, shallow outside reefs.
Playa Samara Spot Info
Type: Rating: Reliability: Todays Sea Temp*: Beach and reef1fairly consistent 29.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satelliteSurfing Playa Samara:
The best conditions reported for surf at Playa Samara occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.
Energía de Olas (poder): 12 horas
Usa la barra de navegación de arriba para ver la temperatura del mar en Playa Samara, fotografías Playa Samara, previsiones detalladas de olas para Playa Samara, vientos y previsión del tiempo, webcams para Playa Samara, viento actual desde estaciones meteorológicas en Golfo de Nicoya y predicciones de marea para Playa Samara. Las mapas de olas para Costa Rica enseñarán un mapa grande de Costa Rica y los mares que rodean. Los mapas de olas pueden ser animadas para mostrar diferentes componentes de olas, la altura de ola, la energía de ola, el período, junto con previsiones de viento y del tiempo. Previsiones actuales del tiempo y del estado del mar provienen de boyas marinas de Costa Rica, del barcos que transitan en la zona y de estaciones meteorológicas costeras. Cada página de previsiones tiene un Busca-Olas Regional y Global para localizar las mejores condiciones para surfear en el área de Playa Samara.
Playa Samara Surf:
Monday, 22 June 2026, 15:46 Local timelunes 22 mar 3PM 6PM 9PM 0AM Wave (m) Período (s) 16 16 16 16 Viento (km/h) Estado del Viento glass cross-
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Playa Samara Surf Guide
Playa Samara in Golfo de Nicoya is an exposed beach and reef break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the north. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers as well as left and right hand reef breaks. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of Rips, shallow outside reefs.
Playa Samara Spot Info
Type: Rating: Reliability: Todays Sea Temp*: Beach and reef1fairly consistent 29.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satelliteSurfing Playa Samara:
The best conditions reported for surf at Playa Samara occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.
Energía de Olas (poder): 12 horas
Usa la barra de navegación de arriba para ver la temperatura del mar en Playa Samara, fotografías Playa Samara, previsiones detalladas de olas para Playa Samara, vientos y previsión del tiempo, webcams para Playa Samara, viento actual desde estaciones meteorológicas en Golfo de Nicoya y predicciones de marea para Playa Samara. Las mapas de olas para Costa Rica enseñarán un mapa grande de Costa Rica y los mares que rodean. Los mapas de olas pueden ser animadas para mostrar diferentes componentes de olas, la altura de ola, la energía de ola, el período, junto con previsiones de viento y del tiempo. Previsiones actuales del tiempo y del estado del mar provienen de boyas marinas de Costa Rica, del barcos que transitan en la zona y de estaciones meteorológicas costeras. Cada página de previsiones tiene un Busca-Olas Regional y Global para localizar las mejores condiciones para surfear en el área de Playa Samara.
Playa Samara Surf:
Monday, 22 June 2026, 15:46 Local timelunes 22 mar 3PM 6PM 9PM 0AM Wave (m) Período (s) 16 16 16 16 Viento (km/h) Estado del Viento glass cross-
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PROXIMA ES A LAS (hora local) quedan marea alta marea baja Playa Samara Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Liberia/Tomas Guardia Airport, 80 km from Playa Samara.
moderate winds from the E
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A2982°COverall Playa Samara Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in junio
Wind stats for Playa Samara: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Fotos de Surf
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Usa este mapa para navegar hacia las playas de surf de Golfo de Nicoya y estaciones de marea cercanas de Playa Samara
Spots de Surf más cercanos a Playa Samara:
(Clica la ubicación para más detalles)- Closest spot6 mi
- Second closest spot9 mi
- Third closest spot10 mi
- Fourth closest spot11 mi
- Fifth closest spot12 mi
Boyas marinas más cercanas a Playa Samara:
- Closest Boya Marinas551 mi
- Second closest Boya Marinas691 mi
- Third closest Boya Marinas1012 mi
- Fourth closest Boya Marinas1101 mi
- Fifth closest Boya Marinas1112 mi
Estaciones de marea más cercanas a Playa Samara:
- Closest estación de mareaPunta Arenas48 mi
- Second closest estación de mareaChacarita51 mi
- Third closest estación de mareaSan Juan del Sur98 mi
- Fourth closest estación de mareaSan Juan del Norte (Greytown)144 mi
- Fifth closest estación de mareaMasachapa148 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Playa Samara is Nosara Airport (NOB) in Costa Rica, 17 km (11 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Playa Samara is Daniel Oduber Quiros International (Liberia) Airport (LIR), also in Costa Rica, 79 km (49 miles) away.
- Third is Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) in Costa Rica, 145 km (90 miles) away.
- Quepos Managua Airport (XQP) in Costa Rica is 161 km (100 miles) away.
- Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ), also in Costa Rica is the fifth nearest airport to Playa Samara and is 248 km (154 miles) away.
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