Check the Beach

Playa Azul

Garabito, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

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

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:18 pm
6 am
5.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.3
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.8
4 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
26°C80°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
21 km/hmph SE
Gusts
95 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
46%
Sunset
5:18 pm
Today
6.3Good6 am96
6.4Good7 am75
6.5Good8 am95
6.5Good9 am53
6.6Good10 am106
6.1Good11 am1811
5.8Good12 pm2314
5.4Fair1 pm2113
4.9Fair2 pm2113
4.0Fair3 pm159
3.8Poor4 pm117
3.1Poor5 pm85
Fri
5.4Fair6 am64
5.3Fair7 am63
5.0Fair8 am53
4.8Fair9 am117
4.9Fair10 am96
5.1Fair11 am106
5.2Fair12 pm106
4.2Fair1 pm138
4.8Fair2 pm159
5.2Fair3 pm117
5.0Fair4 pm64
4.8Fair5 pm42
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, 1.4 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.1 mHigh 12 am, 1.4 m5 ftLow 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.4 m5 ftLow 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • High 12 am, 1.4 m5 ft
  • Low 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.4 m5 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.

  • Sat6.0 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 77%
  • Sun6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 66%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 50%
  • Tue7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 57%
  • Wed7.8 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 33%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
6.8 km4.2 miQuebrada Ganado (village)
Nearest airport
27 km17 miAeropuerto de Chacarita (JAP)

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

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