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Playa Jacó

Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

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Jaco › South: Tortuga surf camp. - Playa Jacó, Costa Rica

Playa Jacó 7 photos

  • Jaco beach - panoramio

    Jaco beach - panoramio. Guy Vaillancourt, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Jaco beach - panoramio (1)

    Jaco beach - panoramio (1). Guy Vaillancourt, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • View of sunset at Bahia Azul Condo on Jaco Beach - panoramio

    View of sunset at Bahia Azul Condo on Jaco Beach - panoramio. drjohn1208, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Sunset Jaco Beach - panoramio

    Sunset Jaco Beach - panoramio. drjohn1208, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Turquoise-browed Motmot

    Turquoise-browed Motmot. Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Rufous-naped Wrens (Juvenile and Adult)

    Rufous-naped Wrens (Juvenile and Adult). Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Jacó

    Jacó. José A Medrano, CC BY 3.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:18 pm
6 am
4.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
14 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.2
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Jacó.

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Staying a few days? Conditions improve from Sat, so a beachfront room still pays off.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C80°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
85 km/hmph SE
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
55%
Sunset
5:18 pm
Today
4.4Fair6 am64
4.6Fair7 am85
4.8Fair8 am74
4.8Fair9 am149
4.8Fair10 am96
4.9Fair11 am106
4.7Fair12 pm148
4.5Fair1 pm159
4.4Fair2 pm1610
4.5Fair3 pm138
4.4Fair4 pm95
4.2Fair5 pm63
Sat
5.5Good6 am21
5.9Good7 am21
6.1Good8 am53
6.3Good9 am53
6.2Good10 am117
5.9Good11 am127
5.7Good12 pm106
5.5Good1 pm106
2.8Poor2 pm1912
3.1Poor3 pm96
4.4Fair4 pm1610
4.2Fair5 pm85
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.

  • Sun6.1 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 64%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 60%
  • Tue8.0 GreatBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 46%
  • Wed8.2 GreatBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 33%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
  • Parking10 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 440 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink92 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 430 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
700 m0.4 mi
Nearest town
720 m0.4 miJacó (town)
Nearest airport
44 km27 miAeropuerto de Chacarita (JAP)

Nearby places

  • KokoFood and drink
    430 m0.3 mi
  • Breeze JacóLatin american
    520 m0.3 mi
  • Ohana SushiFood and drink
    530 m0.3 mi
  • MalecónFood and drink
    540 m0.3 mi
  • Sportsman HotelFood and drink
    560 m0.3 mi

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

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