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Playa Leona

Puntarenas · Costa Rica

IntermediateBeach break9.928, -84.935

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Playa Leona is a N-facing sand beach on the Costa Rica shoreline, opening onto the Gulf of Tribugá — it catches NW–NE swell, and offshore SE–SW winds tidy the banks through year-round.

Today's surf at Playa Leona

Updated 19:32 spot time

Playa Leona surf report for Wednesday 30 Sept: waves 0.1 m ankle to knee high, 0.1 m S swell at 4.4 s. Wind up to 11 km/h S. Water 31°C. Best surf window around 00:00 — flat (0.5/5) with 2 km/h SSW wind.

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10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~28.3°C (82.9°F) on average

Jan

28.8°C

83.8°F · 26.5–29.9°C

Feb

29°C

84.2°F · 27.3–30°C

Mar

29.3°C

84.7°F · 27.4–30.5°C

Apr

29.4°C

84.9°F · 28.4–30.6°C

May

29.4°C

84.9°F · 28.2–30.6°C

Jun

29.1°C

84.4°F · 27.3–30.2°C

Jul

28.9°C

84°F · 27.1–30.6°C

Aug

29.2°C

84.6°F · 28–30.5°C

Sep

29°C

84.2°F · 26.8–30.4°C

Oct

28.3°C

82.9°F · 26.6–30.2°C

Nov

28.1°C

82.6°F · 26.5–29.7°C

Dec

28.5°C

83.3°F · 26.8–29.9°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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