Playa Platanares
Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
No photo of Playa Platanares yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:13 pm3.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
3.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
3.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
3.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
3.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
3.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
4.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
4.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
4.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
4.5
9 km/h6 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
- 26°C79°F
- Water
- 30°C86°F
- Wind
- 75 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 138 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.6 m5 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 94%
- Sunset
- 5:13 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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 16 km/h10 mph, rain 100%
- Mon5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 84%
- Tue5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 74%
- Wed6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 74%
- Thu7.1 GreatBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 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 town
- 2.5 km1.5 miPuerto Jiménez (town)
- Nearest airport
- 2 km1 miAeropuerto de Puerto Jiménez (PJM)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa Preciosa (Ciénaga)1.9 km1.2 mi south away4.5 Fair later
- Playa Zapote4.1 km2.5 mi south away4.5 Fair later
- Playa Tigre5.0 km3.1 mi north-west away4.6 Fair later
- Playa Tamales7.7 km4.8 mi south away4.5 Fair later
- Playa Sombrero12 km7.6 mi south away4.5 Fair later