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Playa Preciosa (Ciénaga)

Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

No photo of Playa Preciosa (Ciénaga) yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:13 pm
6 am
3.1
1 km/h1 mph wind, Poor
7 am
3.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
8 am
4.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.6
12 km/h7 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
74 km/hmph N
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
94%
Sunset
5:13 pm
Today
5.3Fair6 am64
5.7Good7 am53
6.0Good8 am53
6.2Good9 am64
6.2Good10 am96
6.0Good11 am159
5.9Good12 pm149
5.3Fair1 pm1610
4.7Fair2 pm1610
4.3Fair3 pm138
4.0Fair4 pm85
3.8Poor5 pm53
Fri
3.1Poor6 am11
3.1Poor7 am53
4.0Fair8 am43
4.1Fair9 am21
4.2Fair10 am42
4.3Fair11 am74
4.3Fair12 pm96
4.3Fair1 pm95
3.0Poor2 pm42
3.0Poor3 pm85
4.5Fair4 pm106
4.6Fair5 pm127
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 am, 1.6 m. Low at 6 am, -0.2 m. High at 12 pm, 1.5 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.2 mHigh 12 am, 1.6 m5 ftLow 6 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.5 m5 ftLow 6 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • High 12 am, 1.6 m5 ft
  • 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.

  • Sat5.5 GoodBest 10 am to 11 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 99%
  • Sun5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 97%
  • Mon5.6 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 88%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 66%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 75%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
3.6 km2.2 miPuerto Jiménez (town)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miAeropuerto de Puerto Jiménez (PJM)

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

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