Check the Beach

Playa Real

Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

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

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:22 pm
6 am
6.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.6
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.0
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.6
4 km/h2 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
25°C76°F
Water
30°C87°F
Wind
74 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
4%
Sunset
5:22 pm
Today
6.4Good6 am95
6.4Good7 am53
6.6Good8 am63
5.9Good9 am85
6.1Good10 am85
5.0Fair11 am63
4.2Fair12 pm138
3.9Poor1 pm96
3.7Poor2 pm64
3.6Poor3 pm42
3.0Poor4 pm64
3.6Poor5 pm42
Sat
6.2Good6 am85
6.3Good7 am85
6.4Good8 am95
6.4Good9 am117
6.2Good10 am106
6.0Good11 am96
5.8Good12 pm85
3.0Poor1 pm75
3.0Poor2 pm74
3.9Poor3 pm95
4.0Fair4 pm106
4.2Fair5 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest 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, 1.6 mLow 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 am, 1.6 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, 1.6 m5 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.

  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 47%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 39%
  • Tue8.2 GreatBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 76%
  • Wed7.7 GreatBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 56%
  • Thu9.0 ExcellentBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 83%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
4.2 km2.6 miMatapalo (village)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miAeropuerto de Tamarindo (TNO)

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

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