Check the Beach

Playa Balsitas

Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Playa Balsitas 1 photo

  • Cabo Blanco Strict Nature Reserve

    Cabo Blanco Strict Nature Reserve. Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 5:20 pm
6 am
4.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.8
8 km/h5 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
30°C86°F
Wind
75 km/hmph E
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
75%
Sunset
5:20 pm
Today
4.2Fair6 am74
4.2Fair7 am85
4.2Fair8 am106
4.2Fair9 am128
4.4Fair10 am128
4.6Fair11 am127
4.7Fair12 pm128
4.8Fair1 pm138
4.8Fair2 pm106
4.9Fair3 pm96
5.0Fair4 pm85
4.8Fair5 pm85
Sat
4.6Fair6 am32
5.0Fair7 am53
5.5Good8 am85
5.8Good9 am75
6.0Good10 am95
6.1Good11 am127
6.0Good12 pm96
6.0Good1 pm74
5.7Good2 pm96
5.6Good3 pm75
3.9Poor4 pm117
3.1Poor5 pm42
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.1 mLow 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.4 m4 ftLow 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.4 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.

  • Sun5.8 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 61%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 42%
  • Tue7.1 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 43%
  • Wed8.6 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 47%
  • Thu7.8 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 75%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
14 km9 miAeropuerto de Cóbano (ACO)

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

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