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Playa Mal País

Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Playa Mal País 1 photo

  • American Black Vulture at Mal Pais, Costa Rica

    American Black Vulture at Mal Pais, Costa Rica. Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:20 pm
6 am
4.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.1
8 km/h5 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
27°C80°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
63 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
69%
Sunset
5:20 pm
Today
5.8Good6 am117
6.1Good7 am96
7.4Great8 am85
8.2Great9 am21
6.8Good10 am106
6.3Good11 am138
7.9Great12 pm138
7.8Great1 pm1610
7.6Great2 pm1510
7.0Great3 pm117
5.2Fair4 pm106
4.4Fair5 pm43
Fri
4.3Fair6 am74
4.3Fair7 am85
4.3Fair8 am106
4.2Fair9 am128
4.4Fair10 am128
4.5Fair11 am127
4.6Fair12 pm128
4.7Fair1 pm138
4.9Fair2 pm106
5.1Fair3 pm96
5.2Fair4 pm85
5.1Fair5 pm85
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 m4 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 m4 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 9 am to 4 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 57%
  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 46%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 32%
  • Tue6.8 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 48%
  • Wed8.6 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 47%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
12 km7 miAeropuerto de Cóbano (ACO)

Nearby places

  • RitualCoffee shop
    380 m0.2 mi
  • Mary'sFood and drink
    390 m0.2 mi

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

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