Check the Beach

Playa Blanca

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Playa Blanca 1 photo

  • Dogs at beach gaendalf 01

    Dogs at beach gaendalf 01. Gaendalf, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:22 pm
6 am
6.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
11 am
4.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
3.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Blanca.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
25°C77°F
Water
30°C87°F
Wind
95 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
13%
Sunset
5:22 pm
Today
6.6Good6 am106
7.8Great7 am127
7.9Great8 am138
8.8Excellent9 am127
8.7Excellent10 am96
8.3Great11 am106
7.6Great12 pm138
5.9Good1 pm95
3.0Poor2 pm138
3.5Poor3 pm159
3.7Poor4 pm106
3.7Poor5 pm96
Fri
6.4Good6 am85
6.4Good7 am32
6.4Good8 am42
6.3Good9 am32
5.9Good10 am21
4.6Fair11 am117
3.9Poor12 pm138
3.7Poor1 pm85
3.7Poor2 pm96
3.7Poor3 pm85
3.7Poor4 pm53
3.7Poor5 pm21
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 am, 1.4 m. Low at 6 am, -0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.1 mHigh 12 am, 1.4 m4 ftLow 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • High 12 am, 1.4 m4 ft
  • 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.

  • Sat6.3 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 94%
  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 39%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 35%
  • Tue7.8 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 82%
  • Wed7.6 GreatBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 56%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
15 km9 miAeropuerto de Tamarindo (TNO)

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

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