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 beginners: 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 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 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.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

Spot

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Barrigona5.4 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft474 kJ

4 ft393 kJ

4 ft358 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

3 ft256 kJ

3 ft236 kJ

3 ft192 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Barrigona, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	42, fair	4 ft12 smushy	474kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	69, good	4 ft12 shollow	393kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	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 scrumbling	361kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	57, good	3 ft11 shollow	256kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	54, good	3 ft11 shollow	236kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	56, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	192kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	27°C

Camaronal10 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Islita, 5 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft446 kJ

4 ft380 kJ

4 ft355 kJ

3 ft242 kJ

3 ft258 kJ

3 ft214 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Camaronal, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	59, good	4 ft12 ssoft	446kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	72, good	4 ft12 ssoft	380kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	67, good	4 ft12 ssoft	355kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Thu 22Oct	68, good	4 ft11 ssoft	355kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	59, good	3 ft11 ssoft	242kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	64, good	3 ft11 ssoft	258kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore	25°C
Sun 25Oct	60, good	3 ft10 ssoft	214kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	26°C

Islita14.4 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Islita, 1 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft446 kJ

4 ft367 kJ

4 ft343 kJ

4 ft334 kJ

3 ft224 kJ

3 ft258 kJ

4 ft236 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Islita, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	57, good	4 ft12 shollow	446kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	70, good	4 ft12 shollow	367kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	4 ft12 shollow	343kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Thu 22Oct	66, good	4 ft11 shollow	334kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	55, good	3 ft11 shollow	224kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	65, good	3 ft11 shollow	258kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	25°C
Sun 25Oct	64, good	4 ft10 shollow	236kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	26°C

Olgas17.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Nosara, 4 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft468 kJ

4 ft397 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft380 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

3 ft227 kJ

3 ft176 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Olgas, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	4 ft12 smushy	468kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	69, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	397kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft12 smushy	361kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	72, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	380kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	68, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	311kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	54, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	227kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	49, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	176kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	27°C

Pelada18.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Nosara, 4 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft468 kJ

4 ft397 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft380 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

3 ft227 kJ

3 ft176 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pelada, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	4 ft12 smushy	468kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	70, good	4 ft12 ssoft	397kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft12 smushy	361kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	72, good	4 ft12 ssoft	380kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	68, good	4 ft11 ssoft	311kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	53, good	3 ft11 ssoft	227kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	49, good	3 ft10 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	27°C

Playa Guiones15.2 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Nosara, 6 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft482 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft380 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

3 ft236 kJ

3 ft184 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa Guiones, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	4 ft12 shollow	482kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	68, good	4 ft12 shollow	374kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	55, good	4 ft12 shollow	361kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	71, good	4 ft12 shollow	380kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	68, good	4 ft11 shollow	311kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	3 ft11 shollow	236kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	48, good	3 ft10 shollow	184kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	27°C

Playa samara1.2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft460 kJ

4 ft390 kJ

4 ft364 kJ

4 ft358 kJ

3 ft254 kJ

3 ft246 kJ

3 ft192 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa samara, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	4 ft12 shollow	460kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	72, good	4 ft12 shollow	390kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	29°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	4 ft12 shollow	364kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	69, good	4 ft11 shollow	358kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	60, good	3 ft11 shollow	254kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	61, good	3 ft11 shollow	246kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	57, good	3 ft10 shollow	192kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	27°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