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Playa del Ostional

Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Playa del Ostional 3 photos

  • Nosara Beach Costa Rica - panoramio

    Nosara Beach Costa Rica - panoramio. Erick Hidalgo, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Sunset in Nosara Beach - panoramio

    Sunset in Nosara Beach - panoramio. Erick Hidalgo, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • River Crossing Ostional

    River Crossing Ostional. Freddykr1, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:21 pm
6 am
5.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
6.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.4
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
3.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
4.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.4
5 km/h3 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
25°C77°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
32 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
64 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
31%
Sunset
5:21 pm
Today
5.3Fair6 am85
5.4Fair7 am64
6.5Good8 am53
6.4Good9 am63
5.5Good10 am74
3.0Poor11 am127
4.2Fair12 pm95
4.8Fair1 pm96
4.3Fair2 pm106
4.2Fair3 pm128
4.3Fair4 pm95
4.4Fair5 pm53
Sat
5.9Good6 am42
6.1Good7 am10
6.3Good8 am21
6.4Good9 am32
6.1Good10 am53
5.7Good11 am64
3.0Poor12 pm106
3.0Poor1 pm64
3.4Poor2 pm85
3.1Poor3 pm74
4.4Fair4 pm32
4.6Fair5 pm96
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 mLow 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • 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.

  • Sun6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 53%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 29%
  • Tue7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 49%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 27%
  • Thu7.7 GreatBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 43%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 200 m660 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
5.7 km3.5 miSan Juanillo (village)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miAeropuerto de Nosara (NOB)

Nearby places

  • Rest. La PlazaFood and drink
    200 m660 ft
  • Soda la PlazaFood and drink
    220 m710 ft
  • Las BrisasFood and drink
    310 m0.2 mi
  • Pizza PizzaPizza
    330 m0.2 mi
  • Lounge Bar OstionalFood and drink
    450 m0.3 mi

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

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