Playa Manzanillo

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

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

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:22 pm

6 am
5.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair

7 am
5.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good

8 am
6.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

9 am
6.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good

10 am
5.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

11 am
5.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair

12 pm
4.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

1 pm
4.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair

2 pm
4.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair

3 pm
4.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair

4 pm
4.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair

5 pm
4.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair

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: 28°C82°F
Water: 30°C87°F
Wind: 74 km/hmph ENE
Gusts: 127 km/hmph
Waves: 1.5 m5 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 31%
Sunset: 5:22 pm

Today

5.4Fair6 am96

5.5Good7 am53

6.1Good8 am85

6.4Good9 am42

5.9Good10 am85

5.1Fair11 am149

4.8Fair12 pm138

4.7Fair1 pm127

4.4Fair2 pm149

4.0Fair3 pm1811

4.3Fair4 pm149

4.4Fair5 pm117

Sat

5.9Good6 am64

6.1Good7 am53

6.4Good8 am64

6.4Good9 am74

6.1Good10 am43

5.7Good11 am53

5.0Fair12 pm1610

4.8Fair1 pm1610

4.6Fair2 pm138

4.3Fair3 pm128

4.4Fair4 pm117

4.7Fair5 pm117

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.

Sun7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 53%
Mon6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 29%
Tue7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 49%
Wed7.8 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 27%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 9.4 km5.9 miSan Juanillo (village)
Nearest airport: 21 km13 miAeropuerto de Nosara (NOB)

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

Nearby beaches

Playa Coco1.8 km1.1 mi south away
6.6 Good later
Playa Lagarto2.0 km1.2 mi north away
6.0 Good later
Playa Frijolar2.4 km1.5 mi south-east away
6.6 Good later
Playa Mata Buey2.7 km1.7 mi north away
6.0 Good later
Playa Surco de Piedra3.7 km2.3 mi north away
6.0 Good later