Check the Beach

Playa Naranjo

Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Today at a glance

Best: 6 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:21 pm
6 am
6.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
7 am
7.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.4
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
2 pm
3.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
4.3
1 km/h0 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.5
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
5 pm
3.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C76°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
21 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:21 pm
Today
6.7Good6 am21
7.0Great7 am42
7.0Great8 am42
7.6Great9 am32
7.6Great10 am53
7.5Great11 am74
6.7Good12 pm74
6.4Good1 pm43
3.0Poor2 pm96
4.3Fair3 pm10
5.5Good4 pm11
3.4Poor5 pm85
Sat
6.8Good6 am21
6.8Good7 am10
6.9Good8 am11
6.9Good9 am21
6.7Good10 am21
6.7Good11 am11
6.6Good12 pm32
6.5Good1 pm74
6.2Good2 pm64
6.1Good3 pm85
6.1Good4 pm85
6.5Good5 pm42
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, 1.5 mLow 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 am, 1.5 m5 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 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, 1.5 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

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
25 km16 miAeropuerto Internacional Daniel Oduber Quirós (LIR)

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.

  • Sat6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 28%
  • Sun7.7 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 17%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 9%
  • Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 19%
  • Wed9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 8%