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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Barrigona13.5 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Sámara, 5 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft1026 kJ

4 ft446 kJ

4 ft346 kJ

4 ft358 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

4 ft306 kJ

3 ft244 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Barrigona, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, poor	6 ft13 scrumbling	1,026kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	60, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	446kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	71, good	4 ft12 shollow	346kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	63, good	4 ft12 shollow	358kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	67, good	4 ft12 shollow	374kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	57, good	4 ft11 shollow	306kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	51, good	3 ft11 shollow	244kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	27°C

Marbella16.7 kmabout 30 min by carStays in MarbellaIntermediate and up

6 ft1099 kJ

4 ft432 kJ

4 ft352 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft390 kJ

4 ft320 kJ

3 ft225 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Marbella, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft13 ssoft	1,099kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	61, good	4 ft12 ssoft	432kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	71, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	352kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	66, good	4 ft12 ssoft	361kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	72, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	390kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	65, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	320kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	51, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	225kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	25°C

Olgas3.9 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft1074 kJ

4 ft450 kJ

4 ft367 kJ

4 ft337 kJ

4 ft387 kJ

4 ft317 kJ

3 ft234 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Olgas, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft13 scrumbling	1,074kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	59, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	450kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	73, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	367kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft12 smushy	337kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	72, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	387kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	63, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	317kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	51, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	234kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C

Ostional6 kmabout 15 min by carStays in OstionalIntermediate and up

6 ft1074 kJ

4 ft429 kJ

4 ft367 kJ

4 ft337 kJ

4 ft387 kJ

4 ft317 kJ

3 ft234 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ostional, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft13 sslab	1,074kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	61, good	4 ft12 shollow	429kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	73, good	4 ft12 shollow	367kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	67, good	4 ft12 shollow	337kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	71, good	4 ft12 shollow	387kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	64, good	4 ft11 shollow	317kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	54, good	3 ft11 shollow	234kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	25°C

Pelada3.6 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft1074 kJ

4 ft450 kJ

4 ft367 kJ

4 ft337 kJ

4 ft387 kJ

4 ft317 kJ

3 ft234 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pelada, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft13 ssoft	1,074kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	59, good	4 ft12 ssoft	450kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	73, good	4 ft12 ssoft	367kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft12 smushy	337kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	72, good	4 ft12 ssoft	387kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	63, good	4 ft11 ssoft	317kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	3 ft11 ssoft	234kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C

Playa Guiones6.1 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft1107 kJ

4 ft450 kJ

4 ft373 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

4 ft390 kJ

4 ft317 kJ

3 ft234 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa Guiones, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft13 shollow	1,107kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	59, good	4 ft12 shollow	450kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	71, good	4 ft12 shollow	373kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	55, good	4 ft11 shollow	311kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	72, good	4 ft12 shollow	390kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	61, good	4 ft11 shollow	317kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	54, good	3 ft11 shollow	234kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C

Playa samara17.5 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Sámara, 1 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft1010 kJ

4 ft442 kJ

4 ft386 kJ

4 ft358 kJ

4 ft371 kJ

4 ft303 kJ

3 ft244 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa samara, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, poor	6 ft13 sslab	1,010kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	63, good	4 ft12 shollow	442kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	73, good	4 ft12 shollow	386kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	4 ft12 shollow	358kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	70, good	4 ft12 shollow	371kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	61, good	4 ft11 shollow	303kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	59, good	3 ft11 shollow	244kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	26°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