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Playa Costambar ⛱

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Playa Costambar ⛱ 1 photo

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    Flickr - ronsaunders47 - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (1). Ronald Saunders from Warrington, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 6:13 pm
7 am
8.6
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
8.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
7.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
1 pm
4.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 10 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
24°C74°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
53 km/hmph S
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:13 pm
Today
8.6Excellent7 am43
8.5Excellent8 am21
7.8Great9 am21
7.0Great10 am32
6.8Good11 am74
6.1Good12 pm128
4.6Fair1 pm64
4.0Fair2 pm43
3.8Poor3 pm32
3.0Poor4 pm53
3.0Poor5 pm74
3.8Poor6 pm53
Sat
6.7Good7 am32
7.3Great8 am32
7.1Great9 am00
6.5Good10 am43
6.2Good11 am64
5.8Good12 pm106
5.3Fair1 pm138
5.1Fair2 pm106
4.8Fair3 pm53
3.0Poor4 pm85
3.3Poor5 pm106
4.7Fair6 pm63
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.7 m. Low at 12 pm, 0.3 m. High at 6 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 12 am, 0.2 mHigh 5 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 12 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 5 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 12 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 110 m360 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
3 km1.8 miPuerto Plata (city)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miAeropuerto Internacional General Gregorio Luperón (POP)

Nearby places

  • Sole MioPasta
    650 m0.4 mi
  • SiobeloFood and drink
    780 m0.5 mi
  • 1882 Garden RestaurantFood and drink
    790 m0.5 mi
  • Pedro's FoodFood and drink
    810 m0.5 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Costambar ⛱.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 75%
  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 71%
  • Mon6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 82%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 92%
  • Wed7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 95%
  • Thu7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 3 km/h2 mph, rain 81%