Check the Beach

Playa Conchal

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Playa Conchal 1 photo

  • Punta Conchal, northwest coast of Costa Rica, to the east of Playa Conchal. The beach is made of shells rather than sand, hence the name. It is accessible by a rough track from Brasilito.

    Punta Conchal, northwest coast of Costa Rica, to the east of Playa Conchal. The beach is made of shells rather than sand, hence the name. It is accessible by a rough track from Brasilito.. Aymatth2, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:22 pm
6 am
6.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.8
4 km/h3 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 Conchal.

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Staying a few days? Conditions improve from Thu, 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°C77°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
74 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:22 pm
Today
6.5Good6 am85
6.5Good7 am74
6.7Good8 am85
6.9Good9 am117
6.9Good10 am117
6.6Good11 am95
5.8Good12 pm74
5.0Fair1 pm106
4.2Fair2 pm42
3.7Poor3 pm32
3.0Poor4 pm85
3.8Poor5 pm43
Sat
6.2Good6 am75
6.3Good7 am74
6.4Good8 am85
6.3Good9 am106
6.4Good10 am64
6.3Good11 am64
6.8Good12 pm95
5.5Good1 pm106
3.0Poor2 pm95
4.3Fair3 pm64
4.3Fair4 pm106
4.7Fair5 pm74
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.

  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 43%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 27%
  • Tue8.1 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 45%
  • Wed8.0 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 24%
  • Thu9.2 ExcellentBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 59%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms200 m670 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m740 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink17 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 210 m690 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
4.4 km2.7 miMatapalo (village)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miAeropuerto de Tamarindo (TNO)

Nearby places

  • CatalinasFood and drink
    210 m690 ft
  • Restaurante el ChanteFood and drink
    220 m720 ft
  • RofttopFood and drink
    230 m740 ft
  • Mitra BuffetInternational
    280 m930 ft
  • ManglarSeafood
    310 m0.2 mi

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

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