Check the Beach

Playa Pelada

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Playa Pelada 5 photos

  • Sunset in Nosara Beach - panoramio - Erick Hidalgo

    Sunset in Nosara Beach - panoramio - Erick Hidalgo. Erick Hidalgo, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • 27710- Tidepools on the Pacific coast

    27710- Tidepools on the Pacific coast. Panegyrics of Granovetter, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • 27731- purple muck on tide pools, Nosara nature reserve

    27731- purple muck on tide pools, Nosara nature reserve. Panegyrics of Granovetter, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • 27728- colorful tide pools at Nosara natural reserve

    27728- colorful tide pools at Nosara natural reserve. Panegyrics of Granovetter, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • 27713- waves and rocks

    27713- waves and rocks. Panegyrics of Granovetter, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 5:22 pm
6 am
5.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
4.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Pelada.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
26°C78°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
42 km/hmph NE
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
37%
Sunset
5:22 pm
Today
6.2Good6 am74
6.9Good7 am32
6.8Good8 am21
6.7Good9 am21
6.6Good10 am106
6.9Good11 am1811
7.1Great12 pm1912
6.2Good1 pm149
4.6Fair2 pm148
4.1Fair3 pm117
3.7Poor4 pm75
3.2Poor5 pm96
Fri
5.1Fair6 am117
5.8Good7 am64
6.9Good8 am74
6.1Good9 am106
5.5Good10 am117
4.4Fair11 am138
4.2Fair12 pm127
4.0Fair1 pm127
3.9Poor2 pm138
3.9Poor3 pm138
4.1Fair4 pm117
4.3Fair5 pm85
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 56%
  • Sun7.2 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 53%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 5 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 29%
  • Tue6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 33%
  • Wed8.3 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 27%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink24 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 330 m0.2 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.8 km2.4 miBocas de Nosara (village)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miAeropuerto de Nosara (NOB)

Nearby places

  • Olgas BarRegional
    330 m0.2 mi
  • La LunaGreek
    400 m0.2 mi
  • Il PepperoniItalian pizza
    410 m0.3 mi
  • Seekret Spot GelateriaFood and drink
    470 m0.3 mi
  • Hamaca Book CafeCoffee shop
    480 m0.3 mi

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

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