Check the Beach

Playa Escondida

La Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

No photo of Playa Escondida 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
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7 am
6.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.3
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
1 pm
4.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
3.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
5.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.2
3 km/h2 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°C78°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
128 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:21 pm
Today
7.0Great6 am138
6.9Good7 am127
6.9Good8 am159
6.8Good9 am1912
7.0Great10 am2012
6.8Good11 am1811
6.3Good12 pm1510
4.1Fair1 pm117
5.8Good2 pm117
3.0Poor3 pm85
5.2Fair4 pm95
5.2Fair5 pm32
Sat
6.4Good6 am1811
6.4Good7 am1912
6.5Good8 am1912
5.9Good9 am2314
6.0Good10 am2314
5.9Good11 am2113
6.0Good12 pm1912
6.3Good1 pm1811
6.3Good2 pm1711
6.7Good3 pm149
6.9Good4 pm127
7.0Great5 pm117
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.

  • Sun8.9 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue8.3 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 27%
  • Wed9.4 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 11%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
5.4 km3.4 miCuajiniquil (village)
Nearest airport
47 km29 miAeropuerto Internacional Daniel Oduber Quirós (LIR)

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

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