Check the Beach

Playa Albina

Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:19 pm
6 am
5.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
4.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

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
32°C89°F
Wind
64 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
42%
Sunset
5:19 pm
Today
7.0Great6 am53
7.7Great7 am95
9.6Excellent8 am74
9.5Excellent9 am85
9.7Excellent10 am96
9.6Excellent11 am53
9.0Excellent12 pm117
7.8Great1 pm1811
6.0Good2 pm159
4.9Fair3 pm159
4.5Fair4 pm148
4.2Fair5 pm43
Fri
5.3Fair6 am42
5.6Good7 am21
6.0Good8 am53
6.2Good9 am32
6.0Good10 am85
5.5Good11 am106
5.3Fair12 pm127
4.9Fair1 pm95
4.2Fair2 pm53
3.6Poor3 pm74
3.6Poor4 pm32
4.3Fair5 pm32
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 am, 1.3 m. Low at 6 am, 0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.2 m. Low at 6 pm, <0.1 mHigh 12 am, 1.3 m4 ftLow 6 am, 0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.2 m4 ftLow 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • High 12 am, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 6 am, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.2 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.

  • Sat6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 93%
  • Sun6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 67%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 51%
  • Tue7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 56%
  • Wed8.9 ExcellentBest 11 am to 4 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 40%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 850 m0.5 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
7.4 km4.6 miJicaral (village)
Nearest airport
28 km17 miAeropuerto de Tambor (TMU)

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

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