Check the Beach

Playa Bonita

Puntarenas, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

No photo of Playa Bonita yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:19 pm
6 am
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.0
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
6 km/h4 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
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.7
4 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
4.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
4.3
4 km/h3 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
32°C89°F
Wind
10 km/hmph SE
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
26%
Sunset
5:19 pm
Today
5.3Fair6 am53
5.6Good7 am21
6.0Good8 am21
6.2Good9 am21
6.0Good10 am64
5.7Good11 am96
5.3Fair12 pm128
4.9Fair1 pm74
3.7Poor2 pm43
4.3Fair3 pm74
3.4Poor4 pm64
4.3Fair5 pm43
Sat
6.4Good6 am53
6.7Good7 am85
6.8Good8 am53
6.9Good9 am21
6.9Good10 am32
7.0Great11 am21
6.8Good12 pm10
6.4Good1 pm85
4.1Fair2 pm96
4.5Fair3 pm1610
4.3Fair4 pm53
4.2Fair5 pm117
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, 1.4 mLow 6 am, 0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.2 m4 ftLow 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 am, 1.4 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, 1.4 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.

  • Sun6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 67%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 51%
  • Tue7.9 GreatBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 56%
  • Wed8.6 ExcellentBest 11 am to 4 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 40%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
5 km3.1 miNancite (village)
Nearest airport
37 km23 miAeropuerto de Nicoya (NCT)

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

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