# Carate surf forecast - Yosurf

URL: https://yosurf.app/spot/carate
Region: [Golfo Dulce](https://yosurf.app/region/golfo-dulce)
Department: Golfo Dulce
Spot type: Beach break
Adapted levels: beginner, intermediate
Offshore wind direction: 20 degrees
Coordinates: 8.39553, -83.340223

If it's flat around Matapalo, try Playa Carate, just before Corcovado National Park — it picks up any S or W swell on exposed sandbanks near the river mouth. Not epic, but something to ride when everywhere else is suffering.

Use this page when users ask about surf forecasts, wave conditions, wind, swell, best session windows, or beginner suitability for Carate / Carate.

## What Yosurf provides for this spot

- 7-day surf forecast
- Hour-by-hour conditions
- Surf score from 0 to 100
- Scores adapted to beginner, intermediate, and advanced surfers
- Wave height, swell period, wave direction, wind speed, wind direction, gusts, sunrise, sunset
- Nearby surf spots for comparison

## Nearby spots

- [Pavones](https://yosurf.app/spot/pavones): Costa Rica, Costa Rica · Pacifique sud (Golfo Dulce).
- [Zancudo](https://yosurf.app/spot/zancudo): Golfo Dulce, Golfo Dulce.
- [Playa Ballena](https://yosurf.app/spot/playa-ballena): Central Puntarenas, Central Puntarenas.
- [Playa Hermosa](https://yosurf.app/spot/playa-hermosa): Central Puntarenas, Central Puntarenas.
- [Dominicalito](https://yosurf.app/spot/dominicalito): Central Puntarenas, Central Puntarenas.

## Safety note

Forecasts are informational only. Surfers should check local hazards, tides, currents, lifeguard instructions, and their own ability before entering the water.