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Nosara

Guanacaste, Costa Rica · 9.9784, -85.6279

Prone Foiling Intermediate-to-advanced crowded beachbr
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conditions & access

Water

Pacific beachbreak with foilable wave sections; exact bank and tide vary

Experience

Intermediate-to-advanced crowded beachbreak foiler with current local guidance

Hazards

Crowded surf lineup, changing beachbreak banks and incomplete depth, tide and access detail; maintain separation and confirm the current foil lane locally.

“Community-sourced location mention. Verify the exact launch, access, hazards, and current local rules before publishing or riding. Thread now contains first-hand prone-foil reports for Guiones: north-end inside reforms, south-end A-frame/reforming beachbreak and small main-break days. Crowds and local etiquette require care; this existing pin remains an approximate Nosara/Guiones area pin. Progression Project forum first-hand regional guidance independently identifies Playa Guiones as a usable prone-foil wave and warns that its crowd can make navigation difficult. This supports the existing broad Nosara pin without establishing a quiet launch or recurring winter season.”

— via Progression Project Forum; Progression Project Forum first-hand reports Progression Project forum — public topic and post research, last verified 2026-08-02

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com Surf Simply Resort (3.67 mi) Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Surf Simply Resort (3.67 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/654948 wx.ikitesurf.com

Surf forecasts

surfline.com Nosara Nearby coordinate-centered Surfline map (not an exact spot report): https://www.surfline.com/surf-reports-forecasts-cams-map/%409.97837%2C-85.62790%2C surfline.com

Local guides

forum.progressionproject.com Nosara Unknown / No reliable public source found https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/prone-foil-spots-in-central-america-in-the-winter/2834/2 forum.progressionproject.com

Links are community-sourced and open directly on the provider's site. Verify conditions locally before riding.

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