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Playa Guápil

Quepos, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Playa Guápil 2 photos

  • Manacus aurantiacus Female

    Manacus aurantiacus Female. HaleBopp, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Mionectes oleagineus assimilis

    Mionectes oleagineus assimilis. HaleBopp, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:15 pm
6 am
4.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.0
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
8 am
3.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Poor

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°C87°F
Wind
32 km/hmph S
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
88%
Sunset
5:15 pm
Today
4.0Fair6 am32
4.0Fair7 am21
3.5Poor8 am117
3.8Poor9 am21
3.8Poor10 am106
3.7Poor11 am64
3.7Poor12 pm85
3.7Poor1 pm106
3.7Poor2 pm53
3.7Poor3 pm64
3.8Poor4 pm53
3.9Poor5 pm43
Sat
5.8Good6 am32
6.0Good7 am42
6.1Good8 am74
5.9Good9 am75
5.2Fair10 am117
4.3Fair11 am85
3.7Poor12 pm85
3.7Poor1 pm74
3.7Poor2 pm43
3.7Poor3 pm74
3.7Poor4 pm64
3.7Poor5 pm21
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.1 mLow 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.4 m5 ftLow 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.4 m5 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.

  • Sun6.0 GoodBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon5.9 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 100%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 96%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 100%
  • Thu5.7 GoodBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 100%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
9.1 km5.7 miMatapalo (village)
Nearest airport
22 km14 miAeropuerto de San Isidro (IPZ)

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

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