Playa Gigante
Puntarenas, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
No photo of Playa Gigante yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 5:18 pm4.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
4.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
3.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
3.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
4.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4.2
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
- 27°C81°F
- Water
- 31°C87°F
- Wind
- 74 km/hmph SE
- Gusts
- 138 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.9 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 64%
- Sunset
- 5:18 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 6 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
- High 12 pm, 1.4 m5 ft
- Low 6 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
- High 12 am, 1.7 m6 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.
- Sun6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 90%
- Mon7.2 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 72%
- Tue7.2 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 69%
- Wed8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 39%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 610 m0.4 mi
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 8.9 km5.5 miPaquera (town)
- Nearest airport
- 19 km12 miAeropuerto de Chacarita (JAP)
Nearby places
- Ranch ErikaFood and drink610 m0.4 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa Negra0.9 km0.5 mi south-west away5.0 Fair later
- Playa Chanchera1.1 km0.7 mi east away5.9 Good later
- Playa Coyol1.4 km0.9 mi south away5.0 Fair later
- Playa Manzano1.5 km0.9 mi south-east away5.0 Fair later
- Playa Palomo1.7 km1.1 mi north-east away5.9 Good later