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Playa Penca

Carrillo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Playa Penca 1 photo

  • Camino a Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica - panoramio

    Camino a Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica - panoramio. Peloy (Allan H.M.), CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 6 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:21 pm
6 am
6.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
7 am
7.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.0
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.0
1 km/h0 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.0
1 km/h0 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
3.3
10 km/h6 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
25°C76°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
32 km/hmph SE
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:21 pm
Today
6.8Good6 am74
7.0Great7 am64
7.0Great8 am63
7.4Great9 am42
7.2Great10 am42
7.0Great11 am10
6.0Good12 pm32
5.4Fair1 pm53
4.4Fair2 pm42
3.9Poor3 pm64
4.0Fair4 pm10
3.3Poor5 pm106
Sat
6.5Good6 am64
6.6Good7 am53
6.7Good8 am43
6.8Good9 am21
6.7Good10 am32
7.2Great11 am42
6.5Good12 pm64
5.7Good1 pm64
4.9Fair2 pm63
3.0Poor3 pm117
4.5Fair4 pm74
4.8Fair5 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
8.4 km5.2 miSardinal (village)
Nearest airport
17 km11 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

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Penca.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.2 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 79%
  • Sun7.6 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 43%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 27%
  • Tue8.4 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 45%
  • Wed9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 24%
  • Thu8.6 ExcellentBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 59%