Check the Beach

Playa Blanca

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

No photo of Playa Blanca yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:21 pm
6 am
6.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.2
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.2
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.3
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

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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
30°C87°F
Wind
159 km/hmph NE
Gusts
3119 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:21 pm
Today
6.7Good6 am1610
6.6Good7 am1610
6.6Good8 am1912
6.2Good9 am2213
6.1Good10 am2113
6.5Good11 am159
6.2Good12 pm63
6.3Good1 pm64
5.3Fair2 pm43
5.1Fair3 pm138
5.0Fair4 pm96
5.0Fair5 pm53
Sat
6.2Good6 am1811
6.3Good7 am1710
6.2Good8 am1912
5.8Good9 am2113
5.8Good10 am2516
5.5Good11 am2415
5.3Fair12 pm2214
5.4Fair1 pm2113
5.5Good2 pm1811
6.1Good3 pm138
6.6Good4 pm95
7.1Great5 pm42
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, 1.5 mLow 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 am, 1.5 m5 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 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, 1.5 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.

  • Sun8.3 GreatBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 27%
  • Wed9.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 11%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
51 km32 miAeropuerto Internacional Daniel Oduber Quirós (LIR)

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

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