Check the Beach

Playa Cocal Grande

Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Playa Cocal Grande 1 photo

  • Costa Rica coastline

    Costa Rica coastline. Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 5:20 pm
6 am
4.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
10 am
3.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
11 am
4.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
3.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
4.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.2
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.3
6 km/h4 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
26°C79°F
Water
30°C87°F
Wind
74 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
47%
Sunset
5:20 pm
Today
4.5Fair6 am53
4.8Fair7 am64
4.8Fair8 am85
4.7Fair9 am96
3.9Poor10 am148
4.1Fair11 am127
3.9Poor12 pm106
3.9Poor1 pm127
3.9Poor2 pm127
4.1Fair3 pm85
4.2Fair4 pm75
4.3Fair5 pm64
Sat
5.6Good6 am42
5.9Good7 am21
6.2Good8 am53
6.2Good9 am53
5.6Good10 am85
4.8Fair11 am117
4.2Fair12 pm53
4.1Fair1 pm43
4.1Fair2 pm85
4.1Fair3 pm53
4.0Fair4 pm42
3.0Poor5 pm64
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, 1.3 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.1 mLow 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -0.1 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.

  • Sun6.2 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 84%
  • Mon7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 73%
  • Tue7.8 GreatBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 80%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 85%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 70%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 390 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 290 m960 ft

Getting there

Nearest airport
12 km7 miAeropuerto de Cóbano (ACO)

Nearby places

  • MantarrayaFood and drink
    290 m960 ft
  • ZopiloteFood and drink
    360 m0.2 mi
  • Couleur CaféFrench
    410 m0.3 mi

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

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