Ostional, Costa Rica

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Sunset in Nosara Beach - panoramio
Near Ostional, 1 km away. Photo: Erick Hidalgo, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ostional

Ostional is a town in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. From Ostional you can reach 6 surf spots. The nearest is Ostional, a surf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 2 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is NOB, 6 km away.

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Staying in Ostional

  • 2 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: NOB, 6 km, LIR, 68 km, FON, 134 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 Ostional.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 5 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Ostional 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Ostional: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Ostional0.2 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft468 kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, fair4 ft355 kJwind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore, good4 ft361 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, good4 ft380 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, good4 ft311 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, good3 ft227 kJwind from the east, 2 knots, offshore, good3 ft176 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, good
All readings for Ostional: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ostional, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct41, fair4 ft12 shollow468kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct66, good4 ft12 shollow355kJwind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore27°C
Wed 21Oct69, good4 ft12 shollow361kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots31°C
Thu 22Oct70, good4 ft12 shollow380kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct68, good4 ft11 shollow311kJwind from the east, 3 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct58, good3 ft11 shollow227kJwind from the east, 2 knots, offshore27°C
Sun 25Oct54, good3 ft10 shollow176kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots26°C
Marbella11.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Marbella4 ft472 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, fair4 ft358 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, good4 ft358 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good4 ft383 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good4 ft323 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, good3 ft227 kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, good3 ft176 kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, good
All readings for Marbella: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Marbella, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct44, fair4 ft12 ssoft472kJwind from the south, 4 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct66, good4 ft12 scrumbling358kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 21Oct66, good4 ft12 scrumbling358kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore31°C
Thu 22Oct70, good4 ft12 ssoft383kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct69, good4 ft11 ssoft323kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct57, good3 ft11 scrumbling227kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots28°C
Sun 25Oct51, good3 ft10 ssoft176kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots26°C
Olgas5.9 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Nosara, 4 km4 ft468 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, fair4 ft355 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, good4 ft361 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, good4 ft380 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, good4 ft311 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore, good3 ft227 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore, good3 ft176 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, good
All readings for Olgas: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Olgas, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct41, fair4 ft12 smushy468kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct63, good4 ft12 scrumbling355kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct60, good4 ft12 scrumbling361kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct66, good4 ft12 scrumbling380kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore28°C
Fri 23Oct69, good4 ft11 scrumbling311kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore28°C
Sat 24Oct55, good3 ft11 scrumbling227kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore27°C
Sun 25Oct49, good3 ft10 scrumbling176kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot27°C
Pelada5.5 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Nosara, 4 km4 ft468 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, fair4 ft355 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, good4 ft361 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, good4 ft380 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, good4 ft311 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore, good3 ft227 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore, good3 ft176 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, good
All readings for Pelada: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pelada, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct41, fair4 ft12 smushy468kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct63, good4 ft12 ssoft355kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct60, good4 ft12 ssoft361kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct66, good4 ft12 ssoft380kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore28°C
Fri 23Oct69, good4 ft11 ssoft311kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore28°C
Sat 24Oct55, good3 ft11 ssoft227kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore27°C
Sun 25Oct49, good3 ft10 ssoft176kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot27°C
Playa Guiones9.3 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Nosara, 6 km4 ft482 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, fair4 ft374 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, good4 ft361 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, good4 ft380 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore, good4 ft311 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore, good3 ft215 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore, good3 ft184 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, good
All readings for Playa Guiones: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa Guiones, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct39, fair4 ft12 shollow482kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct62, good4 ft12 shollow374kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct60, good4 ft12 shollow361kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct67, good4 ft12 shollow380kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore28°C
Fri 23Oct68, good4 ft11 shollow311kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore28°C
Sat 24Oct56, good3 ft11 shollow215kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore27°C
Sun 25Oct48, good3 ft10 shollow184kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot27°C
Barrigona18.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Sámara, 5 km4 ft474 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, fair4 ft393 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, good4 ft358 kJwind from the north, 5 knots, offshore, good4 ft361 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore, good3 ft256 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, good3 ft236 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, good3 ft192 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, good
All readings for Barrigona: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Barrigona, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct44, fair4 ft12 scrumbling474kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct66, good4 ft12 shollow393kJwind from the west, 4 knots28°C
Wed 21Oct63, good4 ft12 shollow358kJwind from the north, 5 knots, offshore29°C
Thu 22Oct67, good4 ft12 scrumbling361kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore28°C
Fri 23Oct55, good3 ft11 shollow256kJwind from the east, 5 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct60, good3 ft11 shollow236kJwind from the east, 3 knots27°C
Sun 25Oct56, good3 ft10 scrumbling192kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Ostional, 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).