Playa Ballena
Osa, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
No photo of Playa Ballena yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:14 pm4.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
4.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
3.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
4.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
3.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
3.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
3.8
1 km/h1 mph wind, Poor
3.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
3.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
3.8
4 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
3.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
4.0
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
- 25°C77°F
- Water
- 30°C86°F
- Wind
- 32 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 95 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.2 m4 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 88%
- Sunset
- 5:14 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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.
- Sun5.9 GoodBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 100%
- Mon6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 100%
- Tue5.9 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 96%
- Wed7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 100%
- Thu5.8 GoodBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 4 km/h2 mph, rain 100%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 490 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
- Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 650 m0.4 mi
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 7.2 km4.5 miUvita (village)
- Nearest airport
- 26 km16 miAeropuerto de San Isidro (IPZ)
Nearby places
- Ballena BistroFood and drink650 m0.4 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa Arco1.9 km1.2 mi north-west away4.0 Fair later
- Playa Piñuela2.6 km1.6 mi south-east away5.4 Fair later
- Playa Ventanas4.2 km2.6 mi south-east away5.4 Fair later
- Tortuga Norte6.2 km3.8 mi south-east away5.4 Fair later
- Colonia Beach6.2 km3.9 mi north-west away4.0 Fair later