Playa La Islita

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:21 pm

6 am
3.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Poor

7 am
5.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair

8 am
5.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

9 am
5.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good

10 am
5.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair

11 am
3.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor

12 pm
5.3
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

1 pm
5.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

2 pm
4.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair

3 pm
4.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

4 pm
4.8
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

5 pm
4.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 25°C76°F
Water: 30°C87°F
Wind: 32 km/hmph NNE
Gusts: 74 km/hmph
Waves: 1.3 m4 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 41%
Sunset: 5:21 pm

Today

3.5Poor6 am42

5.1Fair7 am21

5.4Fair8 am53

5.5Good9 am64

5.4Fair10 am106

3.2Poor11 am96

5.3Fair12 pm43

5.1Fair1 pm85

4.9Fair2 pm106

4.8Fair3 pm85

4.8Fair4 pm63

4.7Fair5 pm32

Sat

5.9Good6 am21

6.1Good7 am32

6.3Good8 am21

6.4Good9 am21

6.4Good10 am64

6.3Good11 am117

4.5Fair12 pm96

3.8Poor1 pm42

5.7Good2 pm32

3.0Poor3 pm63

4.6Fair4 pm53

4.8Fair5 pm64

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

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.

Sun6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 36%
Mon6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 35%
Tue7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 45%
Wed8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 15%
Thu7.7 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 33%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town: 8 km4.9 miBejuco (village)
Nearest airport: 3 km2 miAeropuerto Punta Islita (PBP)

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

Nearby beaches

Playa Corozalito2.6 km1.6 mi east away
4.8 Fair later
Playa Camaronal4.3 km2.7 mi west away
5.5 Good later
Playa Bejuco6.4 km4.0 mi east away
4.8 Fair later
Playa Carrillo10 km6.2 mi west away
5.5 Good later
Playa San Miguel11 km6.7 mi south-east away
4.8 Fair later