Check the Beach

Playa Gitana

Osa, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Playa Gitana 3 photos

  • Sunset Bahía Drake

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

Today at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 5:15 pm
6 am
4.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
7 am
3.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
8 am
4.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.0
1 km/h0 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.3
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.4
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.6
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
5.1
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
25°C77°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
21 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
90%
Sunset
5:15 pm
Today
4.0Fair6 am53
3.2Poor7 am74
4.0Fair8 am53
4.0Fair9 am10
4.1Fair10 am53
4.3Fair11 am43
4.4Fair12 pm43
4.6Fair1 pm43
4.5Fair2 pm21
4.6Fair3 pm21
3.2Poor4 pm32
5.1Fair5 pm21
Sat
5.0Fair6 am53
5.3Fair7 am32
5.5Good8 am42
5.6Good9 am32
3.9Poor10 am53
5.3Fair11 am64
3.0Poor12 pm96
4.5Fair1 pm43
3.2Poor2 pm11
4.2Fair3 pm32
4.1Fair4 pm42
4.2Fair5 pm11
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -0.2 m. High at 12 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.2 m. High at 12 am, 1.7 mLow 6 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.4 m5 ftLow 6 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 12 am, 1.7 m6 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • 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.

  • Sun4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 90%
  • Mon5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 82%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 72%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 70%
  • Thu6.0 GoodBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 69%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.5 km1.6 miAgujitas de Drake (village)
Nearest airport
2 km1 miAeropuerto de Bahía Drake (DRK)

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

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