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Playa Caldera

Esparza, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Playa Caldera 4 photos

  • Atardecer de Playa - panoramio

    Atardecer de Playa - panoramio. Fco.Daniel Ramírez, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Puerta Calderas - Pacific Coast - Costa Rica - panoramio

    Puerta Calderas - Pacific Coast - Costa Rica - panoramio. David Broad, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Puerta Calderas - Pacific Coast - Costa Rica - panoramio (1)

    Puerta Calderas - Pacific Coast - Costa Rica - panoramio (1). David Broad, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Puerto Caldera, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. - panoramio

    Puerto Caldera, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. - panoramio. Peloy (Allan H.M.), CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:18 pm
6 am
6.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.0
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.1
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.2
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
25°C76°F
Water
30°C87°F
Wind
53 km/hmph E
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
61%
Sunset
5:18 pm
Today
6.1Good6 am64
6.2Good7 am85
6.1Good8 am53
6.0Good9 am63
5.6Good10 am117
5.2Fair11 am85
4.7Fair12 pm32
4.4Fair1 pm106
4.2Fair2 pm106
4.1Fair3 pm75
4.1Fair4 pm42
4.2Fair5 pm43
Sat
6.7Good6 am00
6.9Good7 am32
7.0Great8 am21
6.9Good9 am53
6.3Good10 am95
5.4Fair11 am128
4.8Fair12 pm127
4.6Fair1 pm74
4.4Fair2 pm127
4.3Fair3 pm85
4.2Fair4 pm43
3.5Poor5 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -0.2 m. High at 12 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.2 mLow 6 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.4 m5 ftLow 6 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 6 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.4 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.

  • Sun7.2 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 84%
  • Mon7.9 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 75%
  • Tue8.3 GreatBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 80%
  • Wed8.3 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 82%
  • Thu9.3 ExcellentBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 73%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms210 m690 ft away
  • Drinking water210 m680 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m650 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 170 m560 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
80 m260 ft
Nearest town
670 m0.4 miMata de Limón (village)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miAeropuerto de Chacarita (JAP)

Nearby places

  • Soda El Bus BuruFish
    170 m560 ft
  • Bar Linda MarFood and drink
    220 m720 ft
  • Restaurante y Marisquería TabarisInternational
    380 m0.2 mi
  • Pollos del SolFood and drink
    430 m0.3 mi
  • LedaSeafood
    530 m0.3 mi

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

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