Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Playa Hermosa (Jacó)
Advanced
Beach break
Sand bottom
Peels both
0.8–3.5 m
Mid tide
A powerful, heavy beachbreak just south of Jacó that has hosted WSL events: fast, wedging peaks that turn on with south and west swell. Consistent, serious and best for competent surfers; the morning offshore is the window.
Hazards
RipStrong CurrentShallow
Conditions
- Best swell
- S, SW, W
- Best wind
- N, NE
- Season
- Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
- Wave size
- 0.8–3.5 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 9.6360, -84.6440
Facilities
ParkingToiletsCafeSurf SchoolBoard Rental