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Playa Gandoca

Limón · Costa Rica

IntermediateBeach break9.600, -82.606

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Playa Gandoca is a NW-facing sand beach on the Gulf of Tribugá coastline near Limón — it picks up W–NE swell and turns cleanest in a SE–S wind, with the most consistent surf through year-round.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~29.3°C (84.7°F) on average

Jan

27.4°C

81.3°F · 25.8–28.5°C

Feb

27.5°C

81.5°F · 26.1–28.3°C

Mar

27.8°C

82°F · 26–28.9°C

Apr

28.3°C

82.9°F · 27.4–29.4°C

May

28.9°C

84°F · 27.4–30.5°C

Jun

28.9°C

84°F · 27.3–30.4°C

Jul

28.6°C

83.5°F · 27.8–29.9°C

Aug

28.9°C

84°F · 27.3–30.2°C

Sep

29.3°C

84.7°F · 28.5–30.3°C

Oct

29.1°C

84.4°F · 27–30.3°C

Nov

28.5°C

83.3°F · 26.8–29.6°C

Dec

27.8°C

82°F · 26.5–29.1°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

W–NE

Best wind

SE–S

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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