Playa Tambor

Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 5:19 pm

6 am
4.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

7 am
4.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

8 am
4.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

9 am
4.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

10 am
4.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair

11 am
4.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

12 pm
4.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

1 pm
4.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

2 pm
3.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor

3 pm
3.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor

4 pm
3.8
4 km/h3 mph wind, Poor

5 pm
4.0
3 km/h2 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°C78°F
Water: 30°C87°F
Wind: 10 km/hmph SW
Gusts: 74 km/hmph
Waves: 1.5 m5 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 67%
Sunset: 5:19 pm

Today

4.5Fair6 am53

4.6Fair7 am53

4.7Fair8 am53

4.7Fair9 am74

4.6Fair10 am96

4.3Fair11 am95

4.1Fair12 pm85

4.0Fair1 pm85

3.8Poor2 pm74

3.8Poor3 pm85

3.8Poor4 pm43

4.0Fair5 pm32

Sat

5.6Good6 am21

5.8Good7 am42

6.0Good8 am21

6.1Good9 am42

6.1Good10 am75

6.0Good11 am117

5.6Good12 pm128

5.2Fair1 pm117

3.5Poor2 pm85

4.0Fair3 pm53

3.2Poor4 pm85

3.1Poor5 pm64

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

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 13 km/h8 mph, rain 90%
Mon7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 72%
Tue6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 69%
Wed8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 39%
Thu8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 51%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 240 m790 ft
Nearest town: 9.8 km6.1 miCóbano (village)
Nearest airport: 2 km1 miAeropuerto de Tambor (TMU)

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

Nearby beaches

Tambor1.9 km1.2 mi north away
4.7 Fair later
Playa Pochote2.7 km1.6 mi north-east away
4.7 Fair later
Playa Quizales3.4 km2.1 mi south away
4.7 Fair later
Playa Las Playitas3.6 km2.2 mi south away
4.7 Fair later
Playa Los Muertos4.4 km2.7 mi north-east away
4.7 Fair later