Check the Beach

Playa Pan Dulce

Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Playa Pan Dulce 1 photo

  • Masked tree frog swimming

    Masked tree frog swimming. Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:13 pm
6 am
3.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
7 am
3.6
14 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
4.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.4
1 km/h0 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.5
7 km/h4 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 WNW
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
94%
Sunset
5:13 pm
Today
3.1Poor6 am95
3.6Poor7 am148
3.8Poor8 am85
3.8Poor9 am53
3.9Poor10 am21
3.9Poor11 am53
4.0Fair12 pm43
4.1Fair1 pm64
4.2Fair2 pm74
4.4Fair3 pm10
4.5Fair4 pm32
4.5Fair5 pm74
Sat
5.5Good6 am85
5.6Good7 am32
5.6Good8 am32
5.6Good9 am32
5.5Good10 am32
5.2Fair11 am96
4.8Fair12 pm159
4.4Fair1 pm1610
4.0Fair2 pm117
3.7Poor3 pm106
3.6Poor4 pm85
3.6Poor5 pm74
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 15 km/h10 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 84%
  • Tue5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 74%
  • Wed6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 74%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 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 bus stop
320 m0.2 miMatapalo
Nearest airport
15 km9 miAeropuerto de Puerto Jiménez (PJM)

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

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