Check the Beach

Playa Grande

Carrillo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

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

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 5:21 pm
6 am
6.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.7
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.3
1 km/h0 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor

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°C78°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
64 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
16%
Sunset
5:21 pm
Today
8.8Excellent6 am53
9.2Excellent7 am85
9.0Excellent8 am85
9.2Excellent9 am32
8.9Excellent10 am53
8.9Excellent11 am64
8.1Great12 pm63
3.0Poor1 pm21
5.3Fair2 pm21
3.0Poor3 pm21
3.0Poor4 pm53
3.4Poor5 pm74
Fri
6.7Good6 am74
6.8Good7 am85
6.9Good8 am74
7.2Great9 am85
6.7Good10 am63
6.2Good11 am21
5.3Fair12 pm10
3.0Poor1 pm96
3.0Poor2 pm74
3.9Poor3 pm32
3.9Poor4 pm32
3.5Poor5 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 am, 1.4 m. Low at 6 am, -0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.1 mHigh 12 am, 1.4 m4 ftLow 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • High 12 am, 1.4 m4 ft
  • 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.

  • Sat7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 92%
  • Sun7.6 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 35%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 33%
  • Tue8.2 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 55%
  • Wed9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 25%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
21 km13 miAeropuerto de Tamarindo (TNO)

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

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