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Tambor

Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Tambor 1 photo

  • Playa Tambor. Costa Rica

    Playa Tambor. Costa Rica. Rodtico21, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:19 pm
6 am
4.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.2
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
21 km/hmph W
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
46%
Sunset
5:19 pm
Today
6.2Good6 am53
6.5Good7 am53
7.0Great8 am64
7.5Great9 am32
8.1Great10 am53
7.4Great11 am128
6.3Good12 pm127
6.7Good1 pm149
4.9Fair2 pm138
3.9Poor3 pm117
3.7Poor4 pm74
3.7Poor5 pm21
Fri
4.4Fair6 am53
4.4Fair7 am53
4.3Fair8 am53
4.3Fair9 am74
4.4Fair10 am96
4.4Fair11 am95
4.3Fair12 pm85
4.2Fair1 pm85
4.0Fair2 pm74
3.9Poor3 pm85
4.0Fair4 pm43
4.2Fair5 pm32
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 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 99%
  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 91%
  • Mon7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 65%
  • Tue6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 73%
  • Wed8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 40%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Tambor

Tambor is a town and beach in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. It is 794 meters from Playa Pochote and 961 meters from the nearest bus stop. OpenStreetMap lists an airport named Aeropuerto de Tambor, located 1 kilometer away.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
960 m0.6 mi
Nearest airport
1 km1 miAeropuerto de Tambor (TMU)

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

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