Sámara, Costa Rica

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Palm trees at Samara beach - panoramio — Playa samara. Photo: Paul IJpelaar, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Sámara

Sámara is a town in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. From Sámara you can reach 7 surf spots. The nearest is Playa samara, a surf spot 1.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 81 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is NOB, 17 km away.

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Staying in Sámara

81 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: NOB, 17 km, LIR, 79 km, FON, 123 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 Sámara.

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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 Sámara each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 5 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Sámara 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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Pelada18.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Nosara, 4 km

6 ft1139 kJ

5 ft666 kJ

4 ft415 kJ

4 ft337 kJ

4 ft387 kJ

4 ft317 kJ

3 ft234 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Pelada, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	58, good	6 ft13 ssoft	1,139kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	666kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	415kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	4 ft12 smushy	337kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	33, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	387kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	317kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	234kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C

Olgas17.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Nosara, 4 km

6 ft1139 kJ

5 ft666 kJ

4 ft415 kJ

4 ft337 kJ

4 ft387 kJ

4 ft317 kJ

3 ft234 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Olgas, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	57, good	6 ft13 scrumbling	1,139kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	666kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	415kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	4 ft12 smushy	337kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	33, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	387kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	317kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	3 ft11 scrumbling	234kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C

Playa Guiones15.2 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Nosara, 6 km

6 ft1148 kJ

5 ft666 kJ

4 ft436 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft390 kJ

4 ft317 kJ

3 ft234 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Playa Guiones, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	56, good	6 ft13 shollow	1,148kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	5 ft11 shollow	666kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	4 ft11 shollow	436kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	4 ft12 shollow	361kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	33, too small	4 ft12 shollow	390kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	4 ft11 shollow	317kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	3 ft11 shollow	234kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C

Barrigona5.4 kmabout 10 min by car

6 ft1091 kJ

5 ft654 kJ

4 ft346 kJ

4 ft358 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

4 ft306 kJ

3 ft244 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Barrigona, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	6 ft13 scrumbling	1,091kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	654kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 shollow	346kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	4 ft12 shollow	358kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	30, too small	4 ft12 shollow	374kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	4 ft11 shollow	306kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	3 ft11 shollow	244kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	27°C

Camaronal10 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Islita, 5 km

5 ft978 kJ

5 ft632 kJ

4 ft367 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft355 kJ

3 ft279 kJ

3 ft254 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Camaronal, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	52, good	5 ft13 ssoft	978kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	632kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	367kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	361kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Thu 22Oct	30, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	355kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	279kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	26°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	254kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore	25°C

Playa samara1.2 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft1010 kJ

5 ft638 kJ

4 ft386 kJ

4 ft358 kJ

4 ft371 kJ

4 ft303 kJ

3 ft244 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Playa samara, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	52, good	6 ft13 sslab	1,010kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	5 ft11 shollow	638kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	4 ft12 shollow	386kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	4 ft12 shollow	358kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 shollow	371kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	4 ft11 shollow	303kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	3 ft11 shollow	244kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	26°C

Islita14.4 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Islita, 1 km

5 ft968 kJ

5 ft617 kJ

4 ft354 kJ

4 ft392 kJ

4 ft331 kJ

3 ft256 kJ

3 ft254 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Islita, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	5 ft14 sslab	968kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	5 ft11 sslab	617kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	4 ft12 shollow	354kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	4 ft11 shollow	392kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	31°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	4 ft12 shollow	331kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	3 ft12 shollow	256kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	3 ft11 shollow	254kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	25°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Sámara, 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 Sámara

Ahora SíItalian · 0.2 km from the centre
Falafel CafeMiddle eastern · 0.2 km from the centre
Steack House El LagartoSteakhouse · 0.2 km from the centre
Casa MaxouBurger · 0.3 km from the centre
Donde Lina SamaraGerman · 0.3 km from the centre
Hara-Kiri Samara - Restaurante JaponesaSushi · 0.3 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