Check the Beach

Playa Buena Vista

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 5:21 pm
6 am
5.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
7 am
6.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.6
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
3.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor

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
26°C79°F
Water
30°C87°F
Wind
74 km/hmph NE
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
38%
Sunset
5:21 pm
Today
6.4Good6 am85
6.9Good7 am64
6.9Good8 am64
6.8Good9 am42
6.6Good10 am75
6.2Good11 am1710
5.2Fair12 pm1610
4.6Fair1 pm1610
3.8Poor2 pm138
3.7Poor3 pm85
3.6Poor4 pm64
3.7Poor5 pm106
Fri
5.2Fair6 am106
6.0Good7 am53
6.6Good8 am75
5.9Good9 am106
5.1Fair10 am128
4.3Fair11 am127
3.7Poor12 pm106
3.7Poor1 pm117
3.7Poor2 pm138
3.7Poor3 pm127
3.7Poor4 pm128
3.8Poor5 pm64
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 m5 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 m5 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.

  • Sat6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 100%
  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 78%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 73%
  • Tue7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 94%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 89%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.3 km2.1 miSámara (village)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miAeropuerto de Carrillo (PLD)

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

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