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Playa Grande

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Playa Grande 5 photos

  • Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica

    Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica. Shiva Shenoy from Flower Mound, United States, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • 27747- surfers in surf near dusk, Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas

    27747- surfers in surf near dusk, Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas. Panegyrics of Granovetter, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • 27745- The Beach

    27745- The Beach. Panegyrics of Granovetter, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • 27746- waves and sea, Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas

    27746- waves and sea, Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas. Panegyrics of Granovetter, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • 27748- sunset at Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas

    27748- sunset at Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas. Panegyrics of Granovetter, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:22 pm
6 am
7.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7 am
6.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
1 pm
5.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
4.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.8
9 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C81°F
Water
30°C87°F
Wind
96 km/hmph E
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:22 pm
Today
7.4Great6 am127
6.9Good7 am127
7.1Great8 am149
7.5Great9 am1610
8.2Great10 am159
7.9Great11 am106
7.3Great12 pm32
5.7Good1 pm149
4.0Fair2 pm2012
3.8Poor3 pm95
3.6Poor4 pm149
3.8Poor5 pm96
Sat
6.2Good6 am117
6.3Good7 am117
6.3Good8 am117
6.3Good9 am117
6.3Good10 am85
6.0Good11 am85
5.1Fair12 pm106
3.0Poor1 pm85
4.7Fair2 pm117
3.9Poor3 pm2012
3.9Poor4 pm2012
4.4Fair5 pm159
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best 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 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 290 m950 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
5.4 km3.4 miMatapalo (village)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miAeropuerto de Tamarindo (TNO)

Nearby places

  • Taco StarTacos
    290 m950 ft
  • Cafe Tin Specialty CoffeeFood and drink
    520 m0.3 mi
  • ORIGAMI Street Food / KOTOY Japanese & Fusion FoodtruckFood and drink
    520 m0.3 mi
  • AguaepipaFood and drink
    530 m0.3 mi
  • OndaFood and drink
    690 m0.4 mi

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

Nearby beaches

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.

  • Sat6.3 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 79%
  • Sun7.7 GreatBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 43%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 27%
  • Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 45%
  • Wed9.3 ExcellentBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 24%
  • Thu9.1 ExcellentBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 59%