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Playa Cocal

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

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

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:22 pm
6 am
5.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7 am
5.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
6.6
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
4.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.4
9 km/h6 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
27°C80°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
21 km/hmph E
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
37%
Sunset
5:22 pm
Today
6.4Good6 am74
7.2Great7 am53
7.0Great8 am53
8.2Great9 am43
7.7Great10 am32
7.1Great11 am106
7.0Great12 pm2013
6.0Good1 pm1610
4.7Fair2 pm149
3.7Poor3 pm1610
3.8Poor4 pm117
3.7Poor5 pm117
Fri
5.7Good6 am128
5.4Fair7 am74
6.6Good8 am75
6.5Good9 am74
5.5Good10 am95
4.7Fair11 am138
4.2Fair12 pm128
4.0Fair1 pm138
3.9Poor2 pm138
3.7Poor3 pm1711
4.1Fair4 pm128
4.4Fair5 pm96
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 16 km/h10 mph, rain 56%
  • Sun7.2 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 53%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 5 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 29%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 33%
  • Wed8.0 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 27%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 100 m340 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
500 m0.3 miSan Juanillo (village)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miAeropuerto de Nosara (NOB)

Nearby places

  • Rancho CocoboloFood and drink
    100 m340 ft
  • Brisas del MarFood and drink
    170 m550 ft
  • Bar el JardínFood and drink
    320 m0.2 mi
  • Restaurant BuddhaFood and drink
    370 m0.2 mi
  • Hotel Restaurante Playa San JuanilloFood and drink
    370 m0.2 mi

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

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