Ollie´s Point, Costa Rica

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: San Juan del Sur, 45 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LIR (LIR), 40 km.

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About Ollie´s Point

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

The spot faces SW (225°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (45°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 30). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 26°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May, June, August and September, with about 6 good days in 7; in January and February, about 3. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: San Juan del Sur, 45 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LIR (LIR), 40 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 10 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LIR, direct.
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Getting there. 1 h 35 from the airport to Ollie´s Point.
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Forecast

Ollie´s Point does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ollie´s Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	59, good	5 ft13 scrumbling	635kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	69, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	392kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	67, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	303kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	70, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	319kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Thu 22Oct	68, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	337kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	59, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	254kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	2 ft11 shollow	137kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	31°C
Sun 25Oct	36, fair	2 ft10 shollow	93kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 26Oct	34, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	65kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	32°C
Tue 27Oct	24, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	55kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	31°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to LIR, then 1h 35 by road. About 10h 30 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Ollie´s Point
Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Ollie´s Point
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Ollie´s Point
Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Ollie´s Point
Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Ollie´s Point
Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 2 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to LIR, then 1h 35 by road. About 10h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £585–£1,125 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to LIR, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£250–£520
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£120
Food	7 days eating out	£160–£300
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£70–£120
Total		£585–£1,125

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

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