Check the Beach

Playa Copal

La Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

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

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:21 pm
6 am
6.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.7
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.2
10 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
26°C79°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
1710 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
2515 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:21 pm
Today
6.7Good6 am1610
6.7Good7 am1510
6.5Good8 am2012
6.4Good9 am2314
6.6Good10 am2415
5.9Good11 am2415
6.1Good12 pm2415
6.2Good1 pm2113
5.5Good2 pm1811
5.3Fair3 pm138
5.2Fair4 pm128
5.2Fair5 pm106
Sat
6.2Good6 am2113
6.2Good7 am2214
6.1Good8 am2415
6.3Good9 am2515
6.1Good10 am2415
6.1Good11 am2314
6.1Good12 pm2213
6.1Good1 pm2213
6.2Good2 pm2012
6.5Good3 pm1911
6.6Good4 pm1811
7.2Great5 pm1610
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, 1.5 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 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, 1.5 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.

  • Sun8.8 ExcellentBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue8.2 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 27%
  • Wed9.5 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 11%
  • Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 25%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m510 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 440 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
9.3 km5.8 miLa Cruz (town)
Nearest airport
51 km32 miAeropuerto Internacional Daniel Oduber Quirós (LIR)

Nearby places

  • La CopaleñaFood and drink
    440 m0.3 mi
  • El Fogón de JuanaItalian
    730 m0.5 mi

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

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