Playa Grande, Costa Rica

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27745- The Beach — Near Playa Grande, 1 km away. Photo: Panegyrics of Granovetter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Playa Grande

Playa Grande is a town in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. From Playa Grande you can reach 14 surf spots. The nearest is Playa Grande, a surf spot 1 km from the centre. Overture lists 16 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is LIR, 44 km away.

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Staying in Playa Grande

16 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: LIR, 44 km, NOB, 45 km, FON, 139 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 Playa Grande.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Playa Grande each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 12 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Playa Grande too.

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

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Little hawaii10.7 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Tamarindo, 9 km

6 ft1103 kJ

5 ft650 kJ

4 ft349 kJ

4 ft355 kJ

4 ft390 kJ

4 ft317 kJ

3 ft215 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Little hawaii, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	58, good	6 ft12 sslab	1,103kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	5 ft11 sslab	650kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 shollow	349kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	4 ft12 shollow	355kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	35, too small	4 ft12 shollow	390kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	28, too small	4 ft11 shollow	317kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	3 ft11 shollow	215kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	30°C

Playa Avellanas11.2 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Tamarindo, 9 km

6 ft1103 kJ

5 ft650 kJ

4 ft349 kJ

4 ft355 kJ

4 ft390 kJ

4 ft317 kJ

3 ft215 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Playa Avellanas, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	58, good	6 ft12 shollow	1,103kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	5 ft11 shollow	650kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 shollow	349kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	4 ft12 shollow	355kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	35, too small	4 ft12 shollow	390kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	28, too small	4 ft11 shollow	317kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	3 ft11 shollow	215kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	30°C

Playa Avellana11.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Tamarindo, 10 km

6 ft1103 kJ

5 ft650 kJ

4 ft349 kJ

4 ft355 kJ

4 ft390 kJ

4 ft317 kJ

3 ft215 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Playa Avellana, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	58, good	6 ft12 shollow	1,103kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	5 ft11 shollow	650kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 shollow	349kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	4 ft12 shollow	355kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	35, too small	4 ft12 shollow	390kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	28, too small	4 ft11 shollow	317kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	3 ft11 shollow	215kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	30°C

Playa Langosta5 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Tamarindo, 6 km

6 ft1018 kJ

5 ft603 kJ

4 ft331 kJ

4 ft328 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

4 ft303 kJ

3 ft213 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Playa Langosta, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	58, good	6 ft12 shollow	1,018kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	5 ft11 shollow	603kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	4 ft12 shollow	331kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	4 ft12 shollow	328kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	33, too small	4 ft12 shollow	374kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	28, too small	4 ft11 shollow	303kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	3 ft11 shollow	213kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	30°C

Playa Grande1 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft1018 kJ

5 ft603 kJ

4 ft340 kJ

4 ft328 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

4 ft303 kJ

3 ft213 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Playa Grande, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	56, good	6 ft12 shollow	1,018kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	5 ft11 shollow	603kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	4 ft12 shollow	340kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	4 ft12 shollow	328kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	35, too small	4 ft12 shollow	374kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	4 ft11 shollow	303kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	3 ft11 shollow	213kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	31°C

El Estero- Tamarindo3.2 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Tamarindo, 4 km

6 ft1018 kJ

5 ft603 kJ

4 ft331 kJ

4 ft328 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

4 ft303 kJ

3 ft213 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Estero- Tamarindo, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	55, good	6 ft12 shollow	1,018kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	5 ft11 shollow	603kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	4 ft12 shollow	331kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	26, too small	4 ft12 shollow	328kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	4 ft12 shollow	374kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	4 ft11 shollow	303kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	3 ft11 shollow	213kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	31°C

Junquillal19.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Junquillal

6 ft1122 kJ

5 ft656 kJ

4 ft377 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft390 kJ

4 ft317 kJ

3 ft225 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Junquillal, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	55, good	6 ft13 sslab	1,122kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	42, fair	5 ft11 sslab	656kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	4 ft12 shollow	377kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	4 ft12 shollow	361kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	33, too small	4 ft12 shollow	390kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	4 ft11 shollow	317kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	3 ft11 shollow	225kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C

raps18.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Junquillal, 2 km

6 ft1122 kJ

5 ft656 kJ

4 ft377 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft390 kJ

4 ft317 kJ

3 ft225 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at raps, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	55, good	6 ft13 sslab	1,122kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	42, fair	5 ft11 sslab	656kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	4 ft12 shollow	377kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	4 ft12 shollow	361kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	33, too small	4 ft12 shollow	390kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	4 ft11 shollow	317kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	3 ft11 shollow	225kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C

Pico Grande3.6 kmabout 10 min by car

6 ft1018 kJ

5 ft603 kJ

4 ft331 kJ

4 ft328 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

4 ft303 kJ

3 ft213 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Pico Grande, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	6 ft12 shollow	1,018kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	5 ft11 shollow	603kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	4 ft12 shollow	331kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	4 ft12 shollow	328kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	4 ft12 shollow	374kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	26, too small	4 ft11 shollow	303kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	3 ft11 shollow	213kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	31°C

Pico Pequeno3.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Tamarindo, 4 km

6 ft1018 kJ

5 ft603 kJ

4 ft331 kJ

4 ft328 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

4 ft303 kJ

3 ft213 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Pico Pequeno, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	6 ft12 shollow	1,018kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	603kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	4 ft12 shollow	331kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	4 ft12 shollow	328kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	30, too small	4 ft12 shollow	374kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	26, too small	4 ft11 shollow	303kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	3 ft11 shollow	213kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	31°C

Tamarindo3.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Tamarindo, 4 km

6 ft1018 kJ

5 ft603 kJ

4 ft331 kJ

4 ft328 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

4 ft303 kJ

3 ft213 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tamarindo, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	6 ft12 shollow	1,018kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	603kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	4 ft12 shollow	331kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	4 ft12 shollow	328kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	30, too small	4 ft12 shollow	374kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	26, too small	4 ft11 shollow	303kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	3 ft11 shollow	213kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	31°C

Suizo4.1 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Tamarindo, 5 km

6 ft1018 kJ

5 ft603 kJ

4 ft331 kJ

4 ft328 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

4 ft303 kJ

3 ft213 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Suizo, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	6 ft12 scrumbling	1,018kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	603kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	4 ft12 shollow	331kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	4 ft12 shollow	328kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	30, too small	4 ft12 shollow	374kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	4 ft11 shollow	303kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	3 ft11 shollow	213kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	31°C

Flamingo Point12.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Brasilito, 3 km

5 ft630 kJ

4 ft401 kJ

3 ft254 kJ

3 ft263 kJ

3 ft254 kJ

3 ft217 kJ

2 ft126 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Flamingo Point, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	41, fair	5 ft12 shollow	630kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	4 ft11 shollow	401kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	3 ft11 shollow	254kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	23, too small	3 ft11 shollow	263kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	25, too small	3 ft11 shollow	254kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	3 ft11 shollow	217kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	2 ft11 shollow	126kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C

Brasilito10.1 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Brasilito

5 ft630 kJ

4 ft401 kJ

3 ft254 kJ

3 ft263 kJ

3 ft254 kJ

3 ft217 kJ

2 ft126 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Brasilito, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	38, fair	5 ft12 shollow	630kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	29, too small	4 ft11 shollow	401kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	3 ft11 shollow	254kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	3 ft11 shollow	263kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	3 ft11 shollow	254kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	3 ft11 shollow	217kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft11 shollow	126kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Playa Grande, 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 Playa Grande

Sugar's Monkey Pizza Playa GrandePizza · 0.2 km from the centre
La Tortugas RestauranteSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
Taco StarMexican · 0.1 km from the centre
El Huerto de Playa Grande0.8 km from the centre
Alejos Bar y GrillBar and grill · 2.0 km from the centre
Malinches Street TacosTaco · 2.0 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