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Playa Barco Quebrado

Guanacaste · Costa Rica

IntermediateBeach break9.890, -85.595

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An open N-facing sand beach on the Gulf of Tribugá near Guanacaste, Playa Barco Quebrado works on NW–NE groundswell; SE–SW winds offshore, with conditions most reliable year-round.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~28.8°C (83.8°F) on average

Jan

28.6°C

83.5°F · 26.6–29.8°C

Feb

28.7°C

83.7°F · 27.7–29.5°C

Mar

29°C

84.2°F · 27.6–30.1°C

Apr

29.3°C

84.7°F · 28.1–30.5°C

May

29.2°C

84.6°F · 26.7–30.7°C

Jun

29°C

84.2°F · 27.7–30°C

Jul

29°C

84.2°F · 27.3–30.2°C

Aug

29.1°C

84.4°F · 28.2–30.2°C

Sep

28.8°C

83.8°F · 26.9–30.6°C

Oct

28.1°C

82.6°F · 25.9–30.1°C

Nov

28°C

82.4°F · 26.1–29.2°C

Dec

28.5°C

83.3°F · 27.1–29.9°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

NW–NE

Best wind

SE–SW

Break type

Beach break

Best season

Year-round

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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