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Playa Colorada

Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Playa Colorada 5 photos

  • Sunset Bahía Drake

    Sunset Bahía Drake. Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2020-03-15 16-36-33 Costa Rica - Drake Bay K70 JH

    2020-03-15 16-36-33 Costa Rica - Drake Bay K70 JH. Jan Helebrant, CC0. Source

  • 2020-03-15 16-36-28 Costa Rica - Drake Bay K70 JH

    2020-03-15 16-36-28 Costa Rica - Drake Bay K70 JH. Jan Helebrant, CC0. Source

  • Poeciliopsis turrubarensis - Nick Tobler (Cowturtle) - 398504817

    Poeciliopsis turrubarensis - Nick Tobler (Cowturtle) - 398504817. Nick Tobler (Cowturtle), CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Pirate Cove in Drake Bay, Costa Rica - Flickr - pnoeric

    Pirate Cove in Drake Bay, Costa Rica - Flickr - pnoeric. Eric Mueller from Los Angeles, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 5:15 pm
6 am
4.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
7 am
3.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
8 am
4.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.2
1 km/h0 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.3
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.3
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.6
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
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
26°C78°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
11 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
32 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
89%
Sunset
5:15 pm
Today
5.2Fair6 am43
5.7Good7 am43
6.3Good8 am32
6.5Good9 am74
6.4Good10 am85
6.0Good11 am106
5.6Good12 pm106
5.4Fair1 pm96
3.7Poor2 pm53
4.0Fair3 pm53
3.9Poor4 pm43
3.9Poor5 pm64
Fri
4.1Fair6 am53
3.2Poor7 am74
4.1Fair8 am53
4.2Fair9 am10
4.2Fair10 am53
4.3Fair11 am43
4.3Fair12 pm43
4.6Fair1 pm43
4.6Fair2 pm21
4.8Fair3 pm21
3.2Poor4 pm32
5.2Fair5 pm21
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 am, 1.5 m. Low at 6 am, -0.2 m. High at 12 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.2 mHigh 12 am, 1.5 m5 ftLow 6 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.4 m5 ftLow 6 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftNow4 am10 am4 pm10 pm
  • High 12 am, 1.5 m5 ft
  • 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.

  • Sat5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 94%
  • Sun5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 89%
  • Mon5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 77%
  • Tue5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 72%
  • Wed7.3 GreatBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 70%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 460 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink20 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 240 m770 ft
  • Playground220 m730 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
330 m0.2 miBahia Drake - La Palma
Nearest town
350 m0.2 miAgujitas de Drake (village)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miAeropuerto de Bahía Drake (DRK)

Nearby places

  • Roberto´s MarisqueríaRegional
    240 m770 ft
  • Soda Mar y BosqueFood and drink
    300 m990 ft
  • Las DeliciasFood and drink
    330 m0.2 mi
  • heladeria popisFood and drink
    330 m0.2 mi
  • Nature CaféFood and drink
    350 m0.2 mi

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

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