Check the Beach

Playa Matapalo

Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

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

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:14 pm
6 am
3.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
7 am
3.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.9
1 km/h0 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
4.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.2
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.4
1 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.5
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°C79°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
43 km/hmph NW
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
94%
Sunset
5:14 pm
Today
3.6Poor6 am64
3.7Poor7 am106
3.8Poor8 am53
3.8Poor9 am32
3.9Poor10 am10
3.9Poor11 am53
4.0Fair12 pm53
4.1Fair1 pm64
4.2Fair2 pm63
4.4Fair3 pm11
4.5Fair4 pm21
4.5Fair5 pm42
Sat
5.6Good6 am64
5.6Good7 am21
5.6Good8 am21
5.6Good9 am21
5.4Fair10 am32
5.2Fair11 am74
4.9Fair12 pm138
4.5Fair1 pm149
4.0Fair2 pm106
3.7Poor3 pm96
3.6Poor4 pm75
3.6Poor5 pm63
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -0.2 m. High at 12 pm, 1.5 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.2 mLow 6 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.5 m5 ftLow 6 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 6 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.5 m5 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -0.2 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.

  • Sun5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 84%
  • Tue5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 74%
  • Wed6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 74%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 80%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
17 km11 miAeropuerto de Puerto Jiménez (PJM)

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

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