Check the Beach

Playa Lagartillo

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

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

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 5:22 pm
6 am
6.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
4.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
3.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.6
14 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Lagartillo.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
27°C80°F
Water
30°C87°F
Wind
96 km/hmph E
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
13%
Sunset
5:22 pm
Today
6.6Good6 am138
8.2Great7 am128
8.1Great8 am117
8.8Excellent9 am106
8.4Great10 am96
8.0Great11 am106
8.0Great12 pm95
6.6Good1 pm85
4.7Fair2 pm117
3.5Poor3 pm2214
3.6Poor4 pm1510
3.5Poor5 pm1610
Fri
6.4Good6 am96
6.4Good7 am85
6.6Good8 am85
6.6Good9 am95
5.8Good10 am85
4.8Fair11 am117
3.6Poor12 pm1811
3.6Poor1 pm148
3.7Poor2 pm127
3.7Poor3 pm117
3.0Poor4 pm117
3.6Poor5 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.

  • Sat6.3 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 94%
  • Sun7.3 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 39%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 35%
  • Tue8.0 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 82%
  • Wed7.9 GreatBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 56%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 410 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
11 km7 miAeropuerto de Tamarindo (TNO)

Nearby places

  • Lelo's PlaceCosta rican
    410 m0.3 mi
  • Gregorio'sFood and drink
    980 m0.6 mi
  • GregoriosFood and drink
    980 m0.6 mi
  • Iguana VerdeFood and drink
    990 m0.6 mi

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

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