# Salsa Brava (Puerto Viejo) surf forecast - Yosurf

URL: https://yosurf.app/spot/salsa-brava
Region: [Costa Rica](https://yosurf.app/region/costa-rica)
Department: Costa Rica · Caraïbes
Spot type: Reef right
Adapted levels: expert
Offshore wind direction: 250 degrees
Coordinates: 9.654, -82.751

La vague la plus lourde du Costa Rica : un reef caribéen creux et violent qui crache des barrels sur un platier coupant surnommé « la râpe à fromage ». Réservé aux meilleurs, surtout en saison sèche.

Use this page when users ask about surf forecasts, wave conditions, wind, swell, best session windows, or beginner suitability for Salsa Brava (Puerto Viejo) / Salsa Brava.

## 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

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- [Playa Hermosa](https://yosurf.app/spot/playa-hermosa-cr): Costa Rica, Costa Rica · Pacifique central.
- [Jacó](https://yosurf.app/spot/jaco): Costa Rica, Costa Rica · Pacifique central.
- [Santa Teresa](https://yosurf.app/spot/santa-teresa): Costa Rica, Costa Rica · Nicoya.

## Safety note

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