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Playa Blanca

Puntarenas, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Playa Blanca 3 photos

  • Continuación de playa Blanca - panoramio

    Continuación de playa Blanca - panoramio. Andrés Berrocal Soto, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Continuación de playa Blanca - panoramio (1)

    Continuación de playa Blanca - panoramio (1). Andrés Berrocal Soto, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Playa Blanca, Venegas. - panoramio

    Playa Blanca, Venegas. - panoramio. Andrés Berrocal Soto, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:19 pm
6 am
5.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.0
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.3
3 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
32°C89°F
Wind
53 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
26%
Sunset
5:19 pm
Today
5.4Fair6 am32
5.6Good7 am32
6.0Good8 am63
6.2Good9 am32
6.1Good10 am95
5.7Good11 am96
5.3Fair12 pm128
4.9Fair1 pm106
4.5Fair2 pm96
4.3Fair3 pm85
4.2Fair4 pm64
4.3Fair5 pm32
Sat
6.5Good6 am43
6.7Good7 am63
6.8Good8 am53
6.9Good9 am53
6.9Good10 am43
6.9Good11 am32
6.8Good12 pm53
6.1Good1 pm138
5.2Fair2 pm85
3.0Poor3 pm85
3.5Poor4 pm74
4.2Fair5 pm138
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, 1.2 m. Low at 6 pm, <0.1 m. High at 12 am, 1.5 mLow 6 am, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.2 m4 ftLow 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 am, 1.5 m5 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • Low 6 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 am, 1.5 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.

  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 67%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 51%
  • Tue8.3 GreatBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 56%
  • Wed8.5 ExcellentBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 40%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms250 m830 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
5.8 km3.6 miChomes (village)
Nearest airport
22 km14 miAeropuerto de Chacarita (JAP)

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

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