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Playa Las Manchas

Puntarenas, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Playa Las Manchas 4 photos

  • Riachuelo llegando al mar, Playa Montezuma-Creek reaching sea at Montezuma Beach 2 - panoramio

    Riachuelo llegando al mar, Playa Montezuma-Creek reaching sea at Montezuma Beach 2 - panoramio. latforum, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Montezuma Costa Rica 2

    Montezuma Costa Rica 2. Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Playa Las Manchas - panoramio

    Playa Las Manchas - panoramio. Federico Mata, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Montezuma sunrise

    Montezuma sunrise. Jonny Green, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:19 pm
6 am
4.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.4
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.0
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.2
5 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 Las Manchas.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
25°C78°F
Water
30°C87°F
Wind
32 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
46%
Sunset
5:19 pm
Today
6.2Good6 am74
6.4Good7 am74
7.1Great8 am64
8.1Great9 am21
7.6Great10 am63
6.5Good11 am117
6.6Good12 pm127
6.9Good1 pm148
5.1Fair2 pm149
4.1Fair3 pm106
3.7Poor4 pm85
3.7Poor5 pm21
Fri
4.4Fair6 am74
4.4Fair7 am64
4.3Fair8 am64
4.4Fair9 am75
4.3Fair10 am106
4.4Fair11 am95
4.3Fair12 pm96
4.2Fair1 pm96
3.9Poor2 pm96
3.9Poor3 pm85
4.0Fair4 pm63
4.2Fair5 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 am, 1.4 m. Low at 6 am, -0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.1 mHigh 12 am, 1.4 m5 ftLow 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.4 m5 ftLow 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • High 12 am, 1.4 m5 ft
  • 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.

  • Sat5.8 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 99%
  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 91%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 65%
  • Tue7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 73%
  • Wed8.3 GreatBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 40%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 460 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
6.2 km3.9 miCóbano (village)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miAeropuerto de Cóbano (ACO)

Nearby places

  • Soda Típica Las PalmerasRegional
    460 m0.3 mi
  • Playa de los ArtistasFood and drink
    930 m0.6 mi

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

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