Check the Beach

Playa Palo Seco

Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

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

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:16 pm
6 am
4.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
7 am
3.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
8 am
4.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
3.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
10 am
4.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.3
2 km/h1 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
53 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
79%
Sunset
5:16 pm
Today
6.0Good6 am96
6.3Good7 am64
6.5Good8 am64
6.4Good9 am53
6.4Good10 am53
6.4Good11 am117
5.9Good12 pm1711
5.5Good1 pm138
5.6Good2 pm106
4.3Fair3 pm117
4.0Fair4 pm106
4.0Fair5 pm75
Fri
4.0Fair6 am74
3.8Poor7 am53
4.1Fair8 am64
3.1Poor9 am43
4.1Fair10 am96
4.2Fair11 am21
4.2Fair12 pm106
4.1Fair1 pm117
4.0Fair2 pm96
4.0Fair3 pm85
4.0Fair4 pm53
4.3Fair5 pm21
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 m5 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 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.

  • Sat6.2 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 96%
  • Sun6.0 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 95%
  • Mon6.3 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 85%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 73%
  • Wed7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 65%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
5.7 km3.5 miParrita (town)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miAeropuerto La Managua (XQP)

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

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