Playa Banco
Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
No photo of Playa Banco yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:13 pm3.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
3.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
3.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
3.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Poor
4.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
4.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
4.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5.2
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
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°C79°F
- Water
- 30°C86°F
- Wind
- 95 km/hmph WSW
- Gusts
- 159 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.5 m5 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 94%
- Sunset
- 5:13 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 6 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
- High 12 pm, 1.5 m5 ft
- Low 6 pm, -0.2 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.
- Sun4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 83%
- Mon4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 64%
- Tue5.6 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 61%
- Wed7.0 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 55%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 8.5 km5.3 miAlto Conte (village)
- Nearest airport
- 28 km17 miAeropuerto de Puerto Jiménez (PJM)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa Pavones5.1 km3.1 mi north away5.6 Good later
- Playa Langostino13 km8.2 mi north away4.3 Fair later
- Playa Pan Dulce17 km11 mi west away4.5 Fair later
- Playa Matapalito17 km11 mi west away4.5 Fair later
- Playa Sombrero18 km11 mi north-west away4.5 Fair later