Check the Beach

Playa Matapalo

Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Playa Matapalo 2 photos

  • Los Suenos Marriott Costa Rica - panoramio (2)

    Los Suenos Marriott Costa Rica - panoramio (2). Michelle Maria, CC BY 3.0. Source

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    Los Suenos Marriott Costa Rica - panoramio (5). Michelle Maria, CC BY 3.0. Source

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.

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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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
7.2 km4.5 miJacó (town)
Nearest airport
37 km23 miAeropuerto de Chacarita (JAP)

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

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