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Playa Punta Mala

Parrita, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

No photo of Playa Punta Mala yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:17 pm
6 am
4.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
3.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
10 am
4.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.7
1 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.8
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
25°C78°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
42 km/hmph NE
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
81%
Sunset
5:17 pm
Today
5.7Good6 am32
6.0Good7 am11
6.3Good8 am21
6.5Good9 am85
6.4Good10 am138
6.2Good11 am159
6.4Good12 pm149
6.5Good1 pm127
5.5Good2 pm117
4.4Fair3 pm117
4.0Fair4 pm75
3.8Poor5 pm53
Fri
4.3Fair6 am74
4.2Fair7 am85
4.2Fair8 am74
3.3Poor9 am149
4.4Fair10 am53
4.6Fair11 am42
4.7Fair12 pm117
4.9Fair1 pm138
4.6Fair2 pm117
4.5Fair3 pm64
4.7Fair4 pm11
4.8Fair5 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.

  • Sat5.8 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 73%
  • Sun5.5 GoodBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 71%
  • Mon6.0 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 67%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 41%
  • Wed7.7 GreatBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 40%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
45 km28 miAeropuerto La Managua (XQP)

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

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