Playa Potrero Grande
La Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
No photo of Playa Potrero Grande yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 6 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:21 pm7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
4.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
6.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5.2
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
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°C78°F
- Water
- 31°C87°F
- Wind
- 74 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 1811 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 2%
- Sunset
- 5:21 pm
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
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 airport
- 39 km24 miAeropuerto Internacional Daniel Oduber Quirós (LIR)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa Mariquita3.9 km2.4 mi west away7.2 Great later
- Playa Respingue6.2 km3.8 mi west away7.2 Great later
- Playas Coloradas7.5 km4.6 mi west away7.2 Great later
- Playa Nance11 km6.9 mi south-east away7.2 Great later
- Playa Blanca12 km7.7 mi north-west away6.4 Good later
Where to stay near the beach
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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 14 km/h8 mph, rain 28%
- Sun7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 17%
- Mon7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 9%
- Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 19%
- Wed9.2 ExcellentBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 8%