Playa Escondida

Playa Escondida

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Official Rating

User Rating

Difficulty 7

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Break frequency 6

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216 days a year

Barreling Wave

Wave Direction

Swell Direction

2.5m - 3.0m Swell

Wind Direction

Tide

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general information

Just north of Playa Herradura is a quality reef break at Playa Escondida. The wave breaks over a horseshoe shaped reef that throws up a barreling left and a not so hollow right. The left has more power than the right and is the preferred wave. Likes a solid west to southwest swell and gets very shallow at low tide. There is beach access there if you're a member or guest of the beach club, otherwise you'll be doing what most do, and that is getting a boat from Herradura or Jaco.

Wave length

50-100m

Share with

1-10

Best months

April - October

Equipment

Body Board, Short board

Wave type

Barreling

Access

Standard Paddle, Boat/Jet Ski

Hazards

Reef/Rock, Locals, Rips

5 Day Forecast

Swell Period 7.14 7.15 7.44 7.65 7.67 7.69 7.60 7.59 7.77 7.80
Swell Direction SW WSW WSW WSW WSW W W W W W
Wind Direction SW SW SW WSW WSW W WSW WSW WSW WSW
Wind (kts) 17 17 14 13 15 17 15 15 15 13

Air - Sea - Swell - Wind

Air - Sea - Swell forecast not available.

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