Overview

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Playa Guiones is a kitesurfing spot located near Nosara, on the Pacific coast of the Nicoya Peninsula. This white sand beach is renowned for surfing and also offers kite conditions during the windy season. The Papagayo winds blow from the north-east between December and April. The spot features waves and a shore break, suited to intermediate to advanced riders.

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Spot forecast for Playa Guiones

Sunrise 05:31 · Sunset 17:23

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 2.1 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 02:06 · 1 m High tide 08:19 · 2 m Low tide 14:47 · 0.9 m High tide 21:09 · 1.9 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 03:17 · 1.1 m High tide 09:25 · 2 m Low tide 15:52 · 0.9 m High tide 22:14 · 2 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 04:30 · 1 m High tide 10:33 · 2 m Low tide 16:52 · 0.9 m High tide 23:13 · 2.1 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 05:31 · 0.9 m High tide 11:35 · 2 m Low tide 17:44 · 0.8 m
Friday 23 October High tide 00:03 · 2.2 m Low tide 06:22 · 0.8 m High tide 12:28 · 2.1 m Low tide 18:30 · 0.8 m

Playa Guiones: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

106h

in January · 18.5 rideable days

The season runs from December to April, peaking in January: 13 rideable days a month and 106 hours of usable wind, at 32 °C. The low point is September, at 0 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 79%13-20 knots · 20%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 79% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 28 °C. The wettest month is June, with 501 mm.

Monthly averages: Playa Guiones

Monthly averages — Playa Guiones — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.5	106 h	32 °C	45 mm
February	17.5	109 h	33 °C	59 mm
March	7.0	42 h	33 °C	28 mm
April	9.0	50 h	33 °C	117 mm
May	1.0	4 h	30 °C	328 mm
June	0.5	3 h	28 °C	501 mm
July	4.5	19 h	29 °C	334 mm
August	0.5	3 h	29 °C	338 mm
September	0.0	0 h	28 °C	345 mm
October	1.0	3 h	28 °C	498 mm
November	5.5	31 h	28 °C	414 mm
December	13.0	86 h	30 °C	130 mm

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Technical details of Playa Guiones spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE.

Depending on conditions: ENE, E.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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