Playa Terciopelo
Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
No photo of Playa Terciopelo yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:18 pm5.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5.8
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
5.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
4.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
4.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
3.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
3.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
3.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
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 ENE
- Gusts
- 138 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 61%
- Sunset
- 5:18 pm
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.
- Sun6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 84%
- Mon7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 75%
- Tue6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 80%
- Wed8.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 82%
- Thu8.9 ExcellentBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 73%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 3.9 km2.4 miMata de Limón (village)
- Nearest airport
- 11 km7 miAeropuerto de Chacarita (JAP)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Punta Torre0.3 km0.2 mi south-west away5.8 Good later
- Punta Corralillo0.4 km0.3 mi north away5.8 Good later
- Cuevas Icaco0.5 km0.3 mi south away5.8 Good later
- Playa Icaco0.9 km0.6 mi south-east away5.8 Good later
- Playa Caldera3.2 km2.0 mi north-east away6.0 Good later