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Playa Caletas

Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Playa Caletas 2 photos

  • Mithrodia bradleyi 13439872

    Mithrodia bradleyi 13439872. Lena Struwe, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Drake Bay, Costa Rica (Unsplash)

    Drake Bay, Costa Rica (Unsplash). Filip Mroz mroz, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:15 pm
6 am
4.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.2
2 km/h1 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
96 km/hmph NE
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
88%
Sunset
5:15 pm
Today
4.0Fair6 am85
4.0Fair7 am117
4.0Fair8 am95
4.0Fair9 am43
4.1Fair10 am64
4.4Fair11 am32
4.7Fair12 pm53
5.1Fair1 pm106
4.6Fair2 pm106
4.6Fair3 pm85
4.8Fair4 pm53
5.2Fair5 pm21
Sat
5.0Fair6 am85
5.2Fair7 am53
5.5Good8 am43
5.7Good9 am32
5.6Good10 am43
5.4Fair11 am43
5.1Fair12 pm138
4.8Fair1 pm96
4.4Fair2 pm21
4.2Fair3 pm21
4.1Fair4 pm43
4.2Fair5 pm11
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.

  • Sun4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 90%
  • Mon5.5 GoodBest 9 am to 10 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 82%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 72%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 70%
  • Thu6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 69%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 540 m0.3 mi
  • Playground150 m480 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
3.2 km2 miAgujitas de Drake (village)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miAeropuerto de Bahía Drake (DRK)

Nearby places

  • Soda Los PaniquinesFish
    540 m0.3 mi

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

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