Check the Beach

Playa Barrigona

Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:21 pm
6 am
4.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
24°C75°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
53 km/hmph N
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
44%
Sunset
5:21 pm
Today
4.8Fair6 am74
5.1Fair7 am53
5.1Fair8 am64
5.3Fair9 am96
5.3Fair10 am117
5.7Good11 am117
5.3Fair12 pm138
5.1Fair1 pm128
5.0Fair2 pm117
4.9Fair3 pm117
5.0Fair4 pm85
4.2Fair5 pm106
Sat
5.8Good6 am32
6.0Good7 am21
6.2Good8 am21
6.3Good9 am53
6.3Good10 am95
3.0Poor11 am128
4.0Fair12 pm43
5.5Good1 pm21
5.6Good2 pm75
5.2Fair3 pm85
3.0Poor4 pm74
4.9Fair5 pm43
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 m. High at 12 am, 1.6 mLow 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 am, 1.6 m5 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • Low 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 am, 1.6 m5 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.

  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 36%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 35%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 45%
  • Wed8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 15%
  • Thu8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 33%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
5.4 km3.3 miSámara (village)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miAeropuerto de Carrillo (PLD)

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

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