Check the Beach

Playa Blanca

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Playa Blanca 1 photo

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    The Remote. Kailash U, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 6 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:21 pm
6 am
6.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.5
1 km/h1 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.0
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
74 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:21 pm
Today
6.8Good6 am96
6.9Good7 am106
7.1Great8 am85
7.6Great9 am53
7.5Great10 am11
7.2Great11 am42
6.1Good12 pm106
5.4Fair1 pm85
3.0Poor2 pm85
3.9Poor3 pm53
4.0Fair4 pm21
4.0Fair5 pm106
Sat
6.6Good6 am85
6.6Good7 am85
6.7Good8 am85
6.8Good9 am53
7.1Great10 am42
7.5Great11 am43
6.4Good12 pm117
5.8Good1 pm127
5.0Fair2 pm106
4.5Fair3 pm128
4.6Fair4 pm138
4.9Fair5 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best 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 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
16 km10 miAeropuerto Internacional Daniel Oduber Quirós (LIR)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Blanca.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 79%
  • Sun7.8 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 43%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 27%
  • Tue8.4 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 45%
  • Wed9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 24%
  • Thu9.2 ExcellentBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 59%