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Playa Piedra Colorada

Puntarenas, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Playa Piedra Colorada 4 photos

  • Riachuelo llegando al mar, Playa Montezuma-Creek reaching sea at Montezuma Beach 2 - panoramio

    Riachuelo llegando al mar, Playa Montezuma-Creek reaching sea at Montezuma Beach 2 - panoramio. latforum, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Montezuma Costa Rica 2

    Montezuma Costa Rica 2. Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Sunrise at Montezuma - panoramio

    Sunrise at Montezuma - panoramio. Federico Mata, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Montezuma sunrise

    Montezuma sunrise. Jonny Green, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 5:19 pm
6 am
4.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.8
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.8
6 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor

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°C78°F
Water
30°C87°F
Wind
21 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
42 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
67%
Sunset
5:19 pm
Today
4.5Fair6 am74
4.6Fair7 am64
4.7Fair8 am64
4.8Fair9 am75
4.6Fair10 am106
4.3Fair11 am95
4.1Fair12 pm96
3.9Poor1 pm96
3.8Poor2 pm96
3.8Poor3 pm85
3.8Poor4 pm63
3.9Poor5 pm53
Sat
5.6Good6 am21
5.8Good7 am42
6.0Good8 am53
6.1Good9 am43
6.1Good10 am53
6.0Good11 am96
5.7Good12 pm106
5.1Fair1 pm95
4.4Fair2 pm96
4.0Fair3 pm63
3.8Poor4 pm74
3.1Poor5 pm63
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.

  • Sun6.3 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 90%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 72%
  • Tue6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 69%
  • Wed7.7 GreatBest 6 am to 5 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 39%
  • Thu7.7 GreatBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 51%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 400 m0.2 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
5.9 km3.6 miCóbano (village)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miAeropuerto de Cóbano (ACO)

Nearby places

  • Ylang-YlangFood and drink
    400 m0.2 mi

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

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