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Playa Guachipelín

Carrillo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

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

Today at a glance

Best: 6 am to 11 am, sunset 5:22 pm
6 am
7.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7 am
7.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
1 pm
5.8
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
4.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
4.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 am to 11 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C81°F
Water
30°C87°F
Wind
74 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:22 pm
Today
7.9Great6 am85
7.9Great7 am106
7.7Great8 am117
7.7Great9 am128
8.7Excellent10 am106
7.0Great11 am85
7.2Great12 pm1610
5.8Good1 pm148
4.0Fair2 pm2113
3.8Poor3 pm138
3.9Poor4 pm128
4.0Fair5 pm74
Sat
6.4Good6 am95
6.5Good7 am95
6.5Good8 am85
6.5Good9 am53
6.5Good10 am74
6.4Good11 am106
6.1Good12 pm138
5.4Fair1 pm127
4.9Fair2 pm138
4.1Fair3 pm1912
4.2Fair4 pm1710
3.2Poor5 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
20 km12 miAeropuerto de Tamarindo (TNO)

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.

  • Sat6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 79%
  • Sun7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 43%
  • Mon7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 27%
  • Tue9.4 ExcellentBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 45%
  • Wed9.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 24%
  • Thu8.4 GreatBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 59%