Playa Grande

Playa Grande is a WSW-facing beach break in Northern Guanacaste, Costa Rica. It picks up swell from SSE to SSW and SSW to NW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 38% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the ENE: light winds or ENE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while WSW onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

WSW (245°)

Best swell

SSW to WNW (205°–286°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NNE to ESE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

SSE to SSW (167° to 194°); SSW to NW (194.5° to 310°)

Offshore wind

ENE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

1