Check the Beach

Playa Colorada

Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

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

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 5:19 pm
6 am
4.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.8
8 km/h5 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
53 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
81%
Sunset
5:19 pm
Today
5.8Good6 am96
6.2Good7 am85
7.0Great8 am96
8.0Great9 am32
6.9Good10 am85
6.3Good11 am138
7.9Great12 pm149
8.1Great1 pm1711
7.4Great2 pm1610
6.8Good3 pm128
5.5Good4 pm117
4.7Fair5 pm53
Fri
4.2Fair6 am85
4.3Fair7 am96
4.2Fair8 am96
4.3Fair9 am127
4.0Fair10 am117
4.5Fair11 am106
4.6Fair12 pm128
4.8Fair1 pm127
4.9Fair2 pm117
4.9Fair3 pm106
4.9Fair4 pm85
4.8Fair5 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 am, 1.4 m. Low at 6 am, -0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.1 mHigh 12 am, 1.4 m5 ftLow 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.4 m4 ftLow 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • High 12 am, 1.4 m5 ft
  • Low 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.4 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.

  • Sat6.0 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 63%
  • Sun5.8 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 61%
  • Mon6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 42%
  • Tue7.0 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 43%
  • Wed8.5 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 47%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
14 km9 miAeropuerto de Cóbano (ACO)

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

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