Playa Pelada
Guanacaste · Costa Rica
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Playa Pelada is a SW-facing sand beach on the Costa Rica shoreline, opening onto the Gulf of Tribugá — it catches S–W swell, and offshore N–E winds tidy the banks through year-round.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
S–W
Best wind
N–E
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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