Lineup Guide
Use incoming mid-to-high water as the first filter because low tide exposes the reef fast.
East to northeast wind keeps it cleaner, west-to-northwest swell is the trigger, and the lineup can crowd when the bay turns on.
Surf GuideGuanacaste
Playa Pelada
Playa Pelada is Nosara’s quieter rock-reef counterpoint to Guiones, a scenic north-bay check that is fickle but memorable when enough west-to-northwest swell wraps into the reef with water over the rocks. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Playa Pelada in Guanacaste.
Break TypeReef Break
Skill LevelBeginner - Intermediate
LocationGuanacaste, CR
Best conditions today
- Waves 4-6 ft
- Period 16 s
- Wind S 2 kt
Tide curve (forecast)
2.1 ftfalling
- High3.2 ft
- Low-3.1 ft
- High3.2 ft
- Low-3.3 ft
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