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Flamingo

Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Flamingo 1 photo

  • FlamingoCostaRica, Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica

    FlamingoCostaRica, Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica. Benny Jackson themightymerlin, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:22 pm
6 am
6.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Flamingo.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
106 km/hmph E
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
10%
Sunset
5:22 pm
Today
6.6Good6 am85
6.6Good7 am85
6.8Good8 am85
7.1Great9 am117
6.7Good10 am85
6.2Good11 am53
5.2Fair12 pm32
4.6Fair1 pm138
4.2Fair2 pm53
3.8Poor3 pm21
3.8Poor4 pm85
3.9Poor5 pm64
Sat
6.3Good6 am53
6.5Good7 am53
6.5Good8 am64
6.5Good9 am74
6.4Good10 am63
6.5Good11 am95
6.5Good12 pm117
5.3Fair1 pm117
3.0Poor2 pm85
4.0Fair3 pm96
4.1Fair4 pm138
4.9Fair5 pm96
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.1 mLow 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.7 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 35%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 33%
  • Tue8.2 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 55%
  • Wed8.1 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 25%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink19 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 220 m730 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
8.2 km5.1 miTempate (village)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miAeropuerto de Tamarindo (TNO)

Nearby places

  • Coco LocoFood and drink
    220 m730 ft
  • Sunset LoungeFood and drink
    470 m0.3 mi
  • Marie's RestaurantFood and drink
    520 m0.3 mi
  • Hazel'sFood and drink
    530 m0.3 mi
  • MunchiesFood and drink
    530 m0.3 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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