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Puntarenas

Puntarenas, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Puntarenas 1 photo

  • Puntarenas, desde el muelle turístico

    Puntarenas, desde el muelle turístico. Andrés Berrocal Soto, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:18 pm
6 am
6.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.3
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.4
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

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

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Puntarenas right now.

8.7Excellent

Playa Pilitas 7.8 km4.8 mi south-west

Scores 8.7 right now, 2.5 points above Puntarenas.

See Playa Pilitas today

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Puntarenas.

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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
31°C88°F
Wind
21 km/hmph SE
Gusts
95 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
69%
Sunset
5:18 pm
Today
7.1Great6 am85
7.2Great7 am96
7.7Great8 am74
8.0Great9 am85
8.5Excellent10 am117
7.7Great11 am1711
5.1Fair12 pm2817
4.9Fair1 pm2817
4.1Fair2 pm2113
3.9Poor3 pm159
4.0Fair4 pm106
4.1Fair5 pm85
Fri
6.5Good6 am53
6.5Good7 am85
6.3Good8 am85
6.1Good9 am74
5.6Good10 am149
5.0Fair11 am159
4.7Fair12 pm117
4.3Fair1 pm1710
4.2Fair2 pm159
4.2Fair3 pm138
4.3Fair4 pm85
4.4Fair5 pm43
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 am, 1.5 m. Low at 6 am, -0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.1 mHigh 12 am, 1.5 m5 ftLow 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.4 m5 ftLow 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftNow4 am10 am4 pm10 pm
  • High 12 am, 1.5 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.

  • Sat6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 100%
  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 96%
  • Mon7.7 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 76%
  • Tue7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 77%
  • Wed8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 83%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 190 m610 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink97 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 30 m90 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
560 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
420 m0.3 miPuntarenas (city)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miAeropuerto de Chacarita (JAP)

Nearby places

  • Restaurante El JoroncitoFood and drink
    30 m90 ft

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

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