Playa Cuajiniquil

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

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

Today at a glance

Best: 6 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:21 pm

6 am
7.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great

7 am
6.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good

8 am
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

9 am
7.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great

10 am
7.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

11 am
7.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great

12 pm
6.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good

1 pm
6.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

2 pm
5.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

3 pm
3.0
7 km/h5 mph wind, Poor

4 pm
4.8
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

5 pm
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 6 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 25°C78°F
Water: 31°C87°F
Wind: 53 km/hmph ENE
Gusts: 149 km/hmph
Waves: 0.8 m3 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 5:21 pm

Today

7.0Great6 am43

6.9Good7 am64

7.1Great8 am85

7.3Great9 am128

7.2Great10 am138

7.6Great11 am96

6.3Good12 pm42

6.7Good1 pm32

5.6Good2 pm32

3.0Poor3 pm75

4.8Fair4 pm43

5.2Fair5 pm32

Sat

6.8Good6 am96

6.9Good7 am117

7.0Great8 am117

6.7Good9 am159

6.8Good10 am1711

6.5Good11 am1610

6.5Good12 pm149

6.5Good1 pm128

6.5Good2 pm117

6.7Good3 pm85

6.9Good4 pm42

7.0Great5 pm21

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 2.4 km1.5 miCuajiniquil (village)
Nearest airport: 42 km26 miAeropuerto Internacional Daniel Oduber Quirós (LIR)

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

Nearby beaches

Playa Jicote1.5 km1.0 mi north away
7.2 Great later
Playa La Virgen1.8 km1.1 mi north-west away
7.2 Great later
Playa Guaria2.1 km1.3 mi north away
7.2 Great later
Playa Junquillal3.3 km2.0 mi north-east away
6.8 Good later
Playa Toyosa4.5 km2.8 mi north away
6.8 Good later

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

Sat7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 6%
Sun8.9 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%
Mon8.1 GreatBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 4%
Tue8.4 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 27%
Wed9.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h3 mph, rain 11%