Check the Beach

Playa Hermosa

Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Playa Hermosa 4 photos

  • Sunset on Playa Hermosa

    Sunset on Playa Hermosa. François Bianco, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Surfer at sunset

    Surfer at sunset. François Bianco, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Surfer shadows at sunset

    Surfer shadows at sunset. François Bianco, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Getting ready for surf

    Getting ready for surf. François Bianco, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:14 pm
6 am
4.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
8 am
3.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
9 am
4.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
3.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.8
1 km/h1 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.8
4 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
4.0
4 km/h2 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
32 km/hmph N
Gusts
95 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
88%
Sunset
5:14 pm
Today
4.1Fair6 am32
4.1Fair7 am32
3.5Poor8 am53
4.0Fair9 am32
3.9Poor10 am96
3.2Poor11 am53
3.8Poor12 pm11
3.8Poor1 pm53
3.8Poor2 pm53
3.8Poor3 pm43
3.9Poor4 pm53
4.0Fair5 pm42
Sat
5.9Good6 am21
6.1Good7 am21
6.2Good8 am53
6.1Good9 am74
5.4Fair10 am106
4.4Fair11 am43
3.8Poor12 pm42
3.8Poor1 pm53
3.8Poor2 pm42
3.8Poor3 pm42
3.8Poor4 pm53
3.8Poor5 pm53
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.

  • Sun5.9 GoodBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 100%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 96%
  • Wed7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 100%
  • Thu5.8 GoodBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 4 km/h2 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 bus stop
770 m0.5 mi
Nearest town
4 km2.5 miUvita (village)
Nearest airport
20 km12 miAeropuerto de San Isidro (IPZ)

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

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