Check the Beach

Playa Palma

Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:17 pm
6 am
4.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.4
2 km/h1 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
25°C76°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
53 km/hmph E
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
65%
Sunset
5:17 pm
Today
4.2Fair6 am74
4.2Fair7 am42
4.2Fair8 am42
4.2Fair9 am74
4.2Fair10 am42
4.2Fair11 am21
4.2Fair12 pm95
4.1Fair1 pm74
3.9Poor2 pm106
3.9Poor3 pm64
4.1Fair4 pm21
4.4Fair5 pm21
Sat
5.6Good6 am75
5.7Good7 am64
5.9Good8 am32
5.9Good9 am42
5.6Good10 am74
5.2Fair11 am85
4.8Fair12 pm95
3.0Poor1 pm117
3.0Poor2 pm53
3.1Poor3 pm21
3.6Poor4 pm21
3.7Poor5 pm42
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.

  • Sun6.2 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon6.2 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 84%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 82%
  • Wed7.9 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 66%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
4.9 km3.1 miParrita (town)
Nearest airport
26 km16 miAeropuerto La Managua (XQP)

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

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