Check the Beach

Playa El Atrocho

Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

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

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:13 pm
6 am
3.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
7 am
3.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
8 am
4.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.9
7 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
25°C76°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
53 km/hmph NE
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
92%
Sunset
5:13 pm
Today
6.2Good6 am32
6.1Good7 am42
6.5Good8 am21
6.7Good9 am21
6.7Good10 am32
6.5Good11 am74
5.2Fair12 pm127
5.7Good1 pm117
5.8Good2 pm53
5.4Fair3 pm32
4.9Fair4 pm53
4.4Fair5 pm63
Fri
3.3Poor6 am42
3.0Poor7 am53
4.1Fair8 am21
4.2Fair9 am32
4.3Fair10 am21
4.3Fair11 am42
4.3Fair12 pm64
4.5Fair1 pm106
4.6Fair2 pm21
4.8Fair3 pm64
4.9Fair4 pm64
4.9Fair5 pm74
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 am, 1.6 m. Low at 6 am, -0.2 m. High at 12 pm, 1.5 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.2 mHigh 12 am, 1.6 m5 ftLow 6 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.5 m5 ftLow 6 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • High 12 am, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 6 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.5 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.

  • Sat6.1 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 100%
  • Sun5.7 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon5.7 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 84%
  • Tue5.7 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 74%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 74%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
6.9 km4.3 miGolfito (town)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miAeropuerto de Golfito (GLF)

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

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