Check the Beach

Playa Papaturro

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

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

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:21 pm
6 am
6.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.3
8 km/h5 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
26°C79°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
3623 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
1%
Sunset
5:21 pm
Today
6.6Good6 am1710
8.1Great7 am2012
6.2Good8 am2516
5.6Good9 am2918
5.4Fair10 am3220
5.5Good11 am2818
6.8Good12 pm2817
6.7Good1 pm2516
6.7Good2 pm2415
8.0Great3 pm2013
8.8Excellent4 pm1711
8.5Excellent5 pm1610
Fri
6.8Good6 am1710
6.8Good7 am159
6.6Good8 am1912
6.3Good9 am2214
6.3Good10 am2214
6.0Good11 am2012
6.4Good12 pm2012
6.5Good1 pm1610
5.8Good2 pm159
5.5Good3 pm106
5.3Fair4 pm85
5.3Fair5 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 am, 1.3 m. Low at 6 am, -0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.1 mHigh 12 am, 1.3 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, 1.3 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.

  • Sat7.0 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 6%
  • Sun9.0 ExcellentBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon8.4 GreatBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 27%
  • Wed9.8 ExcellentBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 11%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 530 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
8.2 km5.1 miLa Cruz (town)
Nearest airport
51 km32 miAeropuerto Internacional Daniel Oduber Quirós (LIR)

Nearby places

  • Pollo Frito La CasonaChicken
    530 m0.3 mi

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

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