Check the Beach

Playas Coloradas

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

No photo of Playas Coloradas yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 6 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:22 pm
6 am
6.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.2
7 km/h4 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
26°C79°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
127 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2214 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:22 pm
Today
6.9Good6 am148
6.9Good7 am149
6.9Good8 am159
7.2Great9 am1610
7.6Great10 am106
7.9Great11 am85
6.3Good12 pm1610
6.8Good1 pm138
6.0Good2 pm127
5.4Fair3 pm127
5.3Fair4 pm96
5.2Fair5 pm74
Sat
6.4Good6 am1610
6.5Good7 am1610
6.5Good8 am159
6.6Good9 am159
6.6Good10 am1811
6.5Good11 am1911
6.4Good12 pm138
6.3Good1 pm74
6.1Good2 pm42
5.9Good3 pm64
6.0Good4 pm117
6.0Good5 pm127
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 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 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 airport
45 km28 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 Playas Coloradas.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 28%
  • Sun7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 17%
  • Mon7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 9%
  • Tue9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 19%
  • Wed9.4 ExcellentBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 8%