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 experts: 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 expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Marbella11.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Marbella6 ft1118 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, good5 ft666 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore, fair4 ft429 kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, too small4 ft361 kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, too small4 ft390 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore, too small4 ft320 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, too small3 ft225 kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, too small
All readings for Marbella: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Marbella, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct59, good6 ft13 ssoft1,118kJwind from the south, 3 knots29°C
Mon 19Oct41, fair5 ft11 ssoft666kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore28°C
Tue 20Oct33, too small4 ft11 ssoft429kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots28°C
Wed 21Oct29, too small4 ft12 ssoft361kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots30°C
Thu 22Oct33, too small4 ft12 scrumbling390kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct27, too small4 ft11 scrumbling320kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct20, too small3 ft11 scrumbling225kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots25°C
Pelada5.5 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Nosara, 4 km6 ft1139 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, good5 ft666 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, fair4 ft415 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, too small4 ft337 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, too small4 ft387 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, too small4 ft317 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small3 ft234 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Pelada: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Pelada, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct58, good6 ft13 ssoft1,139kJwind from the south, 4 knots29°C
Mon 19Oct40, fair5 ft11 ssoft666kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore29°C
Tue 20Oct33, too small4 ft12 ssoft415kJwind from the west, 4 knots28°C
Wed 21Oct24, too small4 ft12 smushy337kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots28°C
Thu 22Oct33, too small4 ft12 ssoft387kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct27, too small4 ft11 ssoft317kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore27°C
Sat 24Oct20, too small3 ft11 ssoft234kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore27°C
Olgas5.9 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Nosara, 4 km6 ft1139 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, good5 ft666 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, fair4 ft415 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, too small4 ft337 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, too small4 ft387 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small4 ft317 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small3 ft234 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Olgas: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Olgas, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct57, good6 ft13 scrumbling1,139kJwind from the south, 4 knots29°C
Mon 19Oct40, fair5 ft11 scrumbling666kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore29°C
Tue 20Oct33, too small4 ft12 scrumbling415kJwind from the west, 4 knots28°C
Wed 21Oct24, too small4 ft12 smushy337kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots28°C
Thu 22Oct33, too small4 ft12 scrumbling387kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct27, too small4 ft11 scrumbling317kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore27°C
Sat 24Oct21, too small3 ft11 scrumbling234kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore27°C
Ostional0.2 kmabout 5 min by car6 ft1139 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, good5 ft666 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore, fair4 ft415 kJwind from the west, 2 knots, too small4 ft337 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, too small4 ft387 kJwind from the east, 2 knots, offshore, too small4 ft317 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small3 ft234 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Ostional: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ostional, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct57, good6 ft13 sslab1,139kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots29°C
Mon 19Oct42, fair5 ft11 sslab666kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore28°C
Tue 20Oct33, too small4 ft12 shollow415kJwind from the west, 2 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct29, too small4 ft12 shollow337kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct32, too small4 ft12 shollow387kJwind from the east, 2 knots, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct27, too small4 ft11 shollow317kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore27°C
Sat 24Oct22, too small3 ft11 shollow234kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore25°C
Playa Guiones9.3 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Nosara, 6 km6 ft1148 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, good5 ft666 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, fair4 ft436 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, too small4 ft361 kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, too small4 ft390 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small4 ft317 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small3 ft234 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Playa Guiones: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Playa Guiones, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct56, good6 ft13 shollow1,148kJwind from the south, 4 knots29°C
Mon 19Oct41, fair5 ft11 shollow666kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore29°C
Tue 20Oct33, too small4 ft11 shollow436kJwind from the west, 4 knots28°C
Wed 21Oct22, too small4 ft12 shollow361kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots28°C
Thu 22Oct33, too small4 ft12 shollow390kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct25, too small4 ft11 shollow317kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore27°C
Sat 24Oct22, too small3 ft11 shollow234kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore27°C
Barrigona18.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Sámara, 5 km6 ft1091 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, good5 ft654 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, fair4 ft346 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small4 ft358 kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore, too small4 ft374 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, too small4 ft306 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, too small3 ft244 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, too small
All readings for Barrigona: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Barrigona, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct53, good6 ft13 scrumbling1,091kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots29°C
Mon 19Oct41, fair5 ft11 scrumbling654kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore29°C
Tue 20Oct31, too small4 ft12 shollow346kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 21Oct27, too small4 ft12 shollow358kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore29°C
Thu 22Oct30, too small4 ft12 shollow374kJwind from the east, 4 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct23, too small4 ft11 shollow306kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct21, too small3 ft11 shollow244kJwind from the east, 6 knots27°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).