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Playa Avellanas

Guanacaste · Costa Rica, Costa Rica · Beach break

Local time — · Sunrise 05:39 · Sunset 17:19

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Reading the ocean.

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Spot intelligence.

Avellanas is modeled as a collection of sections, not one break: Little Hawaii, El Palo, El Parque and the estuary respond differently to swell and tide. A broad adaptive window is more honest than one universal best tide.

Profile source · Costa Rica Waves Avellanas guide
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Profile geometry

Swell axis WSW · 245°

Offshore wind from ENE · Intermediate profile

Wave

Multiple left + right peaks across distinct sections

Sand banks, estuary and shallow reef sections

Swell window

S–SW and W–NW · section dependent

0.5–2.6 m offshore ranking band

Clean wind

E–SE offshore · early

Applied to wind scoring

Tide window

Section dependent · moving mid tide

Qualitative timing guidance

Field guide

Read the break.

Character

01

Playa Avellanas is defined by multiple left + right peaks across distinct sections over sand banks, estuary and shallow reef sections. The shape can change with swell angle, period and the active section, so the live score should always be paired with a visual check from shore.

Best setup

02

S–SW and W–NW · section dependent swell, e–se offshore · early and section dependent · moving mid tide form the profile baseline. SWELLRADAR treats 0.5–2.6 m as a working range, not a guarantee of breaking-wave size.

Lineup read

03

Choose a peak that matches your experience and reassess it as tide and crowd change. Pay particular attention to shallow reef at little hawaii, estuary current, rip currents. Local signs and advice always take priority.

Know before you paddle

Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.

Shallow reef at Little HawaiiEstuary currentRip currentsSection-specific crowding
Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.

The break

Beach break

Intermediate. Works best with S–SW and W–NW · section dependent swell.

Timing

E–SE offshore · early

Section dependent · moving mid tide. Re-check local observations and the lineup before you paddle out.

Data note

Model data unavailable

SWELLRADAR withholds numerical conditions, scores and surf windows until a quality-checked marine forecast is available.