Check the Beach

Playa de Manzanillo

Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

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

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:20 pm
6 am
4.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
10 am
3.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.8
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
4.3
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa de Manzanillo.

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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
53 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
51%
Sunset
5:20 pm
Today
6.4Good6 am95
6.5Good7 am85
7.4Great8 am64
8.4Great9 am21
6.7Good10 am117
5.6Good11 am159
5.5Good12 pm1510
4.4Fair1 pm1510
4.3Fair2 pm159
3.8Poor3 pm117
3.6Poor4 pm85
3.6Poor5 pm32
Fri
4.5Fair6 am53
5.4Fair7 am64
4.9Fair8 am85
4.5Fair9 am96
3.9Poor10 am148
3.9Poor11 am127
3.8Poor12 pm106
3.8Poor1 pm127
3.9Poor2 pm127
4.1Fair3 pm85
4.3Fair4 pm75
4.5Fair5 pm64
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, 1.3 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.1 mHigh 12 am, 1.4 m5 ftLow 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.3 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, 1.3 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.

  • Sat5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 91%
  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 90%
  • Mon7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 82%
  • Tue7.7 GreatBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 93%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 71%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 180 m580 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
12 km7 miAeropuerto de Cóbano (ACO)

Nearby places

  • Restaurante Amanecer DoradoFood and drink
    180 m580 ft
  • Bar Las PalmerasFood and drink
    490 m0.3 mi

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

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