Check the Beach

Playa Prieta

Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

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

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:22 pm
6 am
6.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor

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°C80°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
117 km/hmph E
Gusts
1710 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
16%
Sunset
5:22 pm
Today
7.7Great6 am95
8.6Excellent7 am74
8.6Excellent8 am95
9.1Excellent9 am75
8.0Great10 am106
9.0Excellent11 am127
8.0Great12 pm106
6.8Good1 pm43
5.1Fair2 pm11
3.9Poor3 pm74
3.0Poor4 pm106
3.7Poor5 pm95
Fri
6.6Good6 am85
6.6Good7 am85
6.8Good8 am85
7.1Great9 am117
6.7Good10 am85
6.2Good11 am53
5.2Fair12 pm32
4.6Fair1 pm138
4.2Fair2 pm53
3.8Poor3 pm21
3.8Poor4 pm85
3.9Poor5 pm64
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.

  • Sat6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 92%
  • Sun7.7 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 35%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 33%
  • Tue8.2 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 55%
  • Wed8.1 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 25%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
8.8 km5.5 miTempate (village)
Nearest airport
17 km11 miAeropuerto de Tamarindo (TNO)

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

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