Check the Beach

Playa Tamarindo

Puntarenas, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

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

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:18 pm
6 am
5.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C81°F
Water
31°C88°F
Wind
32 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
29%
Sunset
5:18 pm
Today
5.4Fair6 am53
5.6Good7 am74
6.1Good8 am96
6.3Good9 am64
6.0Good10 am159
5.7Good11 am149
5.2Fair12 pm149
4.6Fair1 pm1811
4.4Fair2 pm1610
4.3Fair3 pm138
4.3Fair4 pm74
4.3Fair5 pm53
Sat
6.5Good6 am64
6.7Good7 am85
6.9Good8 am64
6.9Good9 am95
7.0Great10 am85
6.9Good11 am85
6.5Good12 pm149
6.0Good1 pm138
5.0Fair2 pm1710
3.0Poor3 pm85
4.4Fair4 pm43
4.1Fair5 pm1610
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.

  • Sun6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 67%
  • Mon7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 51%
  • Tue7.9 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 56%
  • Wed9.1 ExcellentBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 40%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 460 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
750 m0.5 miNaranjo
Nearest airport
23 km14 miAeropuerto de Tambor (TMU)

Nearby places

  • La Perla NegraFood and drink
    460 m0.3 mi
  • El VigíaFood and drink
    640 m0.4 mi

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

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