Playa Langosta kitesurf spot

Costa Rica · Guanacaste Province

Spot currently openIntermediate level 10.29 | -85.85

Overview

Playa Langosta is a kitesurf spot located just south of Tamarindo, on the Pacific coast of Guanacaste Province. This beach offers a mix of waves and calmer areas depending on the tide. The Papagayo winds blow from the northeast from December to April with good consistency. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders, with easy access from the Tamarindo resort area.

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Spot forecast for Playa Langosta

Sunrise 05:32 · 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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Swell and waves

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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 3.7 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23 Now02:061 m08:192 m14:480.9 m21:091.9 m03:161 m09:241.9 m15:520.9 m22:131.9 m04:281 m10:321.9 m16:510.9 m23:122 m05:300.9 m11:352 m17:430.8 m00:022.2 m06:220.8 m12:282.1 m18:290.7 m
  • Monday 19 October Low tide · 1 m High tide · 2 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.9 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1 m High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.9 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 1 m High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 2 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 2 m Low tide · 0.8 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 0.7 m

Playa Langosta: 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

286h

in January · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from December to April, peaking in January: 24 rideable days a month and 286 hours of usable wind, at 33 °C. The low point is September, at 3 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d J February: 25 rideable days F March: 23 rideable days M April: 22.5 rideable days A May: 7 rideable days M June: 5 rideable days J July: 16 rideable days J August: 6.5 rideable days A September: 3 rideable days3 d S October: 3 rideable days3 d O November: 12 rideable days N December: 23.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d J February: 25 rideable days F March: 23 rideable days M April: 22.5 rideable days A May: 7 rideable days M June: 5 rideable days J July: 16 rideable days J August: 6.5 rideable days A September: 3 rideable days3 d S October: 3 rideable days3 d O November: 12 rideable days N December: 23.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 76%13-20 knots · 24%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 76% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 29 °C. The wettest month is June, with 449 mm.

Monthly averages: Playa Langosta
Monthly averages — Playa Langosta — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 27.5 286 h 33 °C 20 mm
February 25.0 244 h 33 °C 16 mm
March 23.0 172 h 34 °C 12 mm
April 22.5 178 h 34 °C 57 mm
May 7.0 30 h 32 °C 246 mm
June 5.0 26 h 29 °C 449 mm
July 16.0 129 h 30 °C 314 mm
August 6.5 43 h 30 °C 270 mm
September 3.0 10 h 29 °C 346 mm
October 3.0 19 h 29 °C 448 mm
November 12.0 87 h 29 °C 305 mm
December 23.5 223 h 31 °C 60 mm

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Technical details of Playa Langosta spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Depending on conditions E: Depending on conditions ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: ENE, E.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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