Playa Ocotal

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

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

Today at a glance

Best: 6 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:21 pm

6 am
6.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

7 am
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

8 am
6.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good

9 am
7.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great

10 am
7.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

11 am
7.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great

12 pm
5.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good

1 pm
5.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair

2 pm
3.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor

3 pm
3.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor

4 pm
3.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Poor

5 pm
3.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 26°C78°F
Water: 31°C87°F
Wind: 63 km/hmph SSE
Gusts: 117 km/hmph
Waves: 1.0 m3 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 5:21 pm

Today

6.8Good6 am85

6.9Good7 am85

6.9Good8 am74

7.4Great9 am64

7.3Great10 am53

7.2Great11 am64

5.9Good12 pm95

5.2Fair1 pm117

3.0Poor2 pm85

3.8Poor3 pm74

3.9Poor4 pm21

3.9Poor5 pm85

Sat

6.4Good6 am64

6.5Good7 am64

6.5Good8 am53

6.6Good9 am43

6.7Good10 am63

7.6Great11 am74

6.4Good12 pm106

5.7Good1 pm106

4.9Fair2 pm95

4.4Fair3 pm128

4.5Fair4 pm138

4.7Fair5 pm95

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best 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
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

Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m570 ft. Fee not listed
Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 130 m440 ft
Playground140 m470 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town: 8.9 km5.6 miSardinal (village)
Nearest airport: 20 km12 miAeropuerto Internacional Daniel Oduber Quirós (LIR)

Nearby places

Restaurante Father RoosterFood and drink
130 m440 ft
Restaurante PicanteFood and drink
690 m0.4 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Playas del Coco3.0 km1.9 mi east away
7.1 Great later
Playa Matapalo3.7 km2.3 mi south-west away
7.1 Great later
Playa Penca4.1 km2.5 mi north-east away
7.1 Great later
Playa Bermúdez4.4 km2.7 mi north-east away
7.1 Great later
Playa Calzón de Pobre4.4 km2.7 mi north-east away
7.1 Great later

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

Sat7.6 GreatBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 79%
Sun7.7 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 43%
Mon6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 27%
Tue8.3 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 45%
Wed9.3 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 24%
Thu9.2 ExcellentBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 59%