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Bajamar, Costa Rica

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About Bajamar

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SW (230°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (50°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 33). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 28°C in October, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually May and June, with about 5 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Bajamar, 2.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 11 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SJO, direct.

    See flights ORD → SJO · Skyscanner from about £255 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h from the airport to Bajamar.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct484 ft14 scrumbling584kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct434 ft11 scrumbling291kJ30°C
Tue 20Oct323 ft12 scrumbling217kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct333 ft10 scrumbling165kJ30°C
Thu 22Oct454 ft12 scrumbling336kJ29°C
Fri 23Oct464 ft12 scrumbling380kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct444 ft11 scrumbling343kJ30°C
Sun 25Oct303 ft9 scrumbling136kJ29°C
Mon 26Oct313 ft9 scrumbling122kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct273 ft8 scrumbling84kJ30°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to SJO, then 2h by road. About 11h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Bajamar

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Bajamar

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Bajamar

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Bajamar

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Bajamar

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to SJO, then 2h by road. About 11h door to door

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Rough cost

About £760–£1,415 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to SJO, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£255–£530
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£120
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£170–£280
Food7 days eating out£160–£300
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£70–£120
Total£760–£1,415

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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