Playa Nosara

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About

It's a fun wave, thats much more forgiving than nearby waves. Even on big days. Its breaks on almost all tides (though it favors higher tides) and during the winter months, offshores are plentiful.

Atmosphere:
This place is a smorgishboard of kneeboarders, longboarders, beginners, groms and ocean goers of all sorts. Although you can paddle down the beach and find an uncrowded peak for yourself.

Additional Info:
The best spot is down the beach some in front of a huge, lone Palm Tree. You'll know by all the surfers in the water out in front of it.

Location

Access

Hard to get to. A lot of dirt roads, just follow the signs in from Nosara

Getting there
Walk
Short walk (5-15 min)
Public access
Yes
4x4 required
Unknown
Boat required
Unknown
Wave characteristics
Type
Don't know
Direction
Don't know
Bottom
Sandy
Power
Fast, Fun, Powerless
Frequency
Very consistent (150+ days/year)
Normal length
Normal (50 to 150m)
Good day length
Long (150 to 300m)
Ideal conditions
Wind direction
East, NorthEast
Swell direction
NorthWest, SouthWest, South
Swell size
Less than 3ft - 12ft
Tide
All tides
Tide movement
Rising and falling tides
Crowd
Week
Crowded
Weekend
Crowded

Dangers

None

Videos

None

Nearby spots

Playa Guiones

0.20 miles away

Direction
Right and left
Bottom
Sandy
Frequency
Regular (100 days/year)

Pelada

0.65 miles away

Direction
Right and left
Bottom
Reef (coral, sharp rocks etc.) with sand
Frequency
Sometimes breaks (50 days/year)

Nosara Beach

3.08 miles away

Direction
Right and left
Bottom
Sandy
Frequency
Very consistent (150+ days/year)