Check the Beach

Playa Matapalo

Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

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

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:15 pm
6 am
3.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
7 am
3.8
4 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Poor
10 am
4.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.5
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

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°C87°F
Wind
21 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
94%
Sunset
5:15 pm
Today
5.0Fair6 am32
5.5Good7 am21
6.2Good8 am00
6.6Good9 am21
6.5Good10 am95
6.3Good11 am138
6.3Good12 pm106
5.8Good1 pm117
5.1Fair2 pm95
4.5Fair3 pm32
4.2Fair4 pm42
4.0Fair5 pm42
Fri
3.9Poor6 am42
3.8Poor7 am43
3.8Poor8 am85
3.9Poor9 am21
4.0Fair10 am106
4.2Fair11 am21
4.5Fair12 pm63
4.8Fair1 pm85
5.2Fair2 pm53
5.4Fair3 pm32
5.5Good4 pm21
5.6Good5 pm32
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 am, 1.5 m. Low at 6 am, -0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.1 mHigh 12 am, 1.5 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, 1.5 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.

  • Sat5.6 GoodBest 10 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 68%
  • Sun6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 82%
  • Mon6.2 GoodBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 48%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 47%
  • Wed8.3 GreatBest 1 pm to 3 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 30%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
2.4 km1.5 miMatapalo (village)
Nearest airport
21 km13 miAeropuerto La Managua (XQP)

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

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