Nosara, Costa Rica

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27711- fishermen in the surf — Near Pelada. Photo: Panegyrics of Granovetter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Nosara

Nosara is a town in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. From Nosara you can reach 7 surf spots. The nearest is Pelada, a surf spot 3.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is NOB, under 0.1 km away.

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Staying in Nosara

15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: NOB, 0 km, LIR, 69 km, FON, 129 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Nosara.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Nosara each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Nosara too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Ostional6 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Ostional

4 ft468 kJ

4 ft355 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft380 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

3 ft227 kJ

3 ft176 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ostional, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	4 ft12 shollow	468kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	66, good	4 ft12 shollow	355kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	69, good	4 ft12 shollow	361kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	70, good	4 ft12 shollow	380kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	68, good	4 ft11 shollow	311kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	3 ft11 shollow	227kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	54, good	3 ft10 shollow	176kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	26°C

Marbella16.7 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Marbella

4 ft472 kJ

4 ft358 kJ

4 ft383 kJ

4 ft323 kJ

3 ft227 kJ

3 ft176 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Marbella, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	4 ft12 ssoft	472kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	66, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	358kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	66, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	358kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Thu 22Oct	70, good	4 ft12 ssoft	383kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	69, good	4 ft11 ssoft	323kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	57, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	227kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	51, good	3 ft10 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	26°C

Playa samara17.5 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Sámara, 1 km

4 ft460 kJ

4 ft390 kJ

4 ft364 kJ

4 ft358 kJ

3 ft254 kJ

3 ft246 kJ

3 ft192 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa samara, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	4 ft12 shollow	460kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	68, good	4 ft12 shollow	390kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	67, good	4 ft12 shollow	364kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	69, good	4 ft11 shollow	358kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	59, good	3 ft11 shollow	254kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	62, good	3 ft11 shollow	246kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	57, good	3 ft10 shollow	192kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	27°C

Olgas3.9 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft468 kJ

4 ft355 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft380 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

3 ft227 kJ

3 ft176 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Olgas, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	4 ft12 smushy	468kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	63, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	355kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	60, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	361kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	66, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	380kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	69, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	311kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	227kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	49, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	176kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	27°C

Pelada3.6 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft468 kJ

4 ft355 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft380 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

3 ft227 kJ

3 ft176 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pelada, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	4 ft12 smushy	468kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	63, good	4 ft12 ssoft	355kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	60, good	4 ft12 ssoft	361kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	66, good	4 ft12 ssoft	380kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	69, good	4 ft11 ssoft	311kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	3 ft11 ssoft	227kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	49, good	3 ft10 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	27°C

Playa Guiones6.1 kmabout 15 min by car

4 ft482 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft380 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

3 ft215 kJ

3 ft184 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa Guiones, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	4 ft12 shollow	482kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	62, good	4 ft12 shollow	374kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	60, good	4 ft12 shollow	361kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	67, good	4 ft12 shollow	380kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	68, good	4 ft11 shollow	311kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	56, good	3 ft11 shollow	215kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	48, good	3 ft10 shollow	184kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	27°C

Barrigona13.5 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Sámara, 5 km

4 ft474 kJ

4 ft393 kJ

4 ft358 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

3 ft256 kJ

3 ft236 kJ

3 ft192 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Barrigona, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	4 ft12 scrumbling	474kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	66, good	4 ft12 shollow	393kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	63, good	4 ft12 shollow	358kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	67, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	361kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	55, good	3 ft11 shollow	256kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	60, good	3 ft11 shollow	236kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	56, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	192kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Nosara, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Nosara

Pacifico AzulSeafood · 0.6 km from the centre
Surdham's KitchenAmerican · 0.6 km from the centre
ESH Mediterranean Street FoodMediterranean · 2.0 km from the centre
Rancho Tico0.1 km from the centre
Soda VanessaLatin american · 0.1 km from the centre
Pollo Frito PipinChicken · 0.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits