Jacó

Jacó is an SW-facing beach break in Jacó & Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica. It picks up swell from SE to SSW and SSW to W, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 46% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NE: light winds or NE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SW onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

SW (225°)

Best swell

S to W (185°–264°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

N to E offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

SE to SSW (140° to 211°); SSW to W (211.5° to 264.5°)

Offshore wind

NE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

1