Playa Balsal
Garabito, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
No photo of Playa Balsal yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:18 pm4.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
4.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
5.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
5.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
4.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
4.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
4.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
4.3
7 km/h4 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°C81°F
- Water
- 30°C86°F
- Wind
- 42 km/hmph SE
- Gusts
- 106 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.4 m5 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 52%
- Sunset
- 5:18 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
- High 12 am, 1.7 m5 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.
- Sun6.3 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 64%
- Mon6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 60%
- Tue6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 46%
- Wed8.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 33%
- Thu8.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 43%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 3 km1.9 miJacó (town)
- Nearest airport
- 42 km26 miAeropuerto de Chacarita (JAP)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa Escondida1.1 km0.7 mi east away5.1 Fair later
- Playa Herradura2.3 km1.4 mi north away5.1 Fair later
- Playa Jacó3.0 km1.9 mi south-east away5.1 Fair later
- Playa Marina Los Sueños3.3 km2.0 mi north-west away5.1 Fair later
- Playa Faro Escondido4.3 km2.7 mi north-west away5.1 Fair later