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Playa Carbón

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Playa Carbón 5 photos

  • Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica

    Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica. Shiva Shenoy from Flower Mound, United States, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • 27752- Spotted sandpiper in the surf

    27752- Spotted sandpiper in the surf. Panegyrics of Granovetter, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • 27757- A pair of Ruddy Turnstones nibble in the surf

    27757- A pair of Ruddy Turnstones nibble in the surf. Panegyrics of Granovetter, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • 27746- waves and sea, Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas

    27746- waves and sea, Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas. Panegyrics of Granovetter, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • 27750- morning light on the coast

    27750- morning light on the coast. Panegyrics of Granovetter, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:22 pm
6 am
6.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.6
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.0
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.6
4 km/h2 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 Carbón.

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Staying a few days? Conditions improve from Tue, so a beachfront room still pays off.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
25°C76°F
Water
30°C87°F
Wind
74 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
4%
Sunset
5:22 pm
Today
6.4Good6 am95
6.4Good7 am53
6.6Good8 am63
5.9Good9 am85
6.1Good10 am85
5.0Fair11 am63
4.2Fair12 pm138
3.9Poor1 pm96
3.7Poor2 pm64
3.6Poor3 pm42
3.0Poor4 pm64
3.6Poor5 pm42
Sat
6.2Good6 am85
6.3Good7 am85
6.4Good8 am95
6.4Good9 am117
6.2Good10 am106
6.0Good11 am96
5.8Good12 pm85
3.0Poor1 pm75
3.0Poor2 pm74
3.9Poor3 pm95
4.0Fair4 pm106
4.2Fair5 pm85
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 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, 1.6 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.

  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 47%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 39%
  • Tue8.2 GreatBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 76%
  • Wed7.7 GreatBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 56%
  • Thu9.0 ExcellentBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 83%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 420 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
6 km3.7 miMatapalo (village)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miAeropuerto de Tamarindo (TNO)

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

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