Check the Beach

Playa Punta Castilla

Pococí, Limón Province, Costa Rica

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:13 pm
6 am
4.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

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
27°C80°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
64 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
70%
Sunset
5:13 pm
Today
4.5Fair6 am42
4.5Fair7 am32
4.6Fair8 am85
4.7Fair9 am95
5.0Fair10 am128
5.4Fair11 am117
5.7Good12 pm159
5.9Good1 pm148
6.6Good2 pm149
7.0Great3 pm159
6.6Good4 pm128
6.7Good5 pm149
Sat
5.1Fair6 am106
5.2Fair7 am96
5.4Fair8 am106
5.4Fair9 am128
5.5Good10 am138
5.6Good11 am149
5.7Good12 pm1610
6.0Good1 pm159
6.3Good2 pm149
6.5Good3 pm127
6.5Good4 pm96
6.4Good5 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 am, 0.3 m. High at 10 am, 0.4 m. Low at 4 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 8 pm, 0.3 mLow 2 am, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 10 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 4 pm, 0.3 m1 ftLow 8 pm, 0.3 m1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • Low 2 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 10 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 8 pm, 0.3 m1 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.

  • Sun8.7 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 20%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 18%
  • Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 47%
  • Wed8.8 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 39%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
16 km10 miAeropuerto Barra del Colorado (BCL)

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