Check the Beach

Playa La Pita

Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

No photo of Playa La Pita yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:18 pm
6 am
4.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.6
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.3
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
26°C80°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
43 km/hmph SE
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
55%
Sunset
5:18 pm
Today
4.5Fair6 am64
4.6Fair7 am63
4.9Fair8 am53
5.0Fair9 am117
5.0Fair10 am96
4.9Fair11 am106
4.8Fair12 pm106
4.2Fair1 pm138
4.5Fair2 pm159
4.6Fair3 pm117
4.4Fair4 pm64
4.3Fair5 pm42
Sat
5.6Good6 am32
5.9Good7 am21
6.2Good8 am42
6.3Good9 am21
6.2Good10 am96
5.9Good11 am138
5.3Fair12 pm117
5.6Good1 pm117
5.0Fair2 pm1912
4.5Fair3 pm117
4.4Fair4 pm1811
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.

  • Sun6.2 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 64%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 60%
  • Tue7.6 GreatBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 46%
  • Wed7.7 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 33%
  • Thu8.4 GreatBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 43%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 160 m510 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
470 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
2.9 km1.8 miQuebrada Ganado (village)
Nearest airport
31 km19 miAeropuerto de Chacarita (JAP)

Nearby places

  • Vista MarFood and drink
    160 m510 ft
  • La Fiesta del MariscoRegional
    380 m0.2 mi
  • Marisquería RestauranticosFish
    550 m0.3 mi
  • Steven Lisa'sFood and drink
    600 m0.4 mi

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

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