Beach forecast for Paquera
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (CST) · Puntarenas, Costa Rica Today, Thu, Oct 29 · CST- Swimming
- Use care · 3.6 ft
- Water
- 87 °F · very warm
- Max UV
- 11 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 10:44 am and 11:00 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a fair beach day in Paquera (5/10). The best hours are from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm: sunshine, little wind and water at 88 °F, though with intense heat and some waves. Today is the best day of the week.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 5Fair beach day | 1:00–5:00 pm6:00–9:00 am | Use care · 3.6 ft | 87 °F | 11 |
| Fri 30 | 5Fair beach day | 3:00–5:00 pm | Use care · 3.3 ft | 87 °F | 11 |
| Sat 31 | 5Fair beach day | 8:00 am–12:00 pm | Use care · 3.4 ft | 87 °F | 11 |
| Sun 1 | 4Poor beach day | 10:00 am–12:00 pm | Use care · 3.9 ft | 87 °F | 10 |
| Mon 2 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 4.1 ft | 87 °F | 8 |
| Tue 3 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 3.9 ft | 87 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 4.3 ft | 86 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Sunny
- Onshore breeze (6 mph)
- UV 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen
- Water at 88 °F (very warm)
- Feels like 98 °F: very hot: drink water and find shade
- Swim with care: 3.6 ft waves every 13 s; moderate rip current risk
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 3.6 ft
3.6 ft waves every 13 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 87 °F
Very warm: barely refreshing.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 11 · SPF 50
Max UV 11 (extreme): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 10:00 am–1:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 7 mph
Onshore breeze (7 mph).
- Tide & sand 10:44 am
Low tide at 10:44 am and 11:00 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 4:34 am and 5:04 pm. Coefficient 94 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
The best window, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, brings sunshine, little wind and water at 88 °F, though with intense heat and some waves. 6:00 am to 9:00 am can also work, with beach weather, little wind and water at 87 °F, though with clouds and some waves.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 am | 5 | Partly cloudy | 86 °F | 5 mph | 3.6 ft | 0 |
| 7:00 am | 5 | Overcast | 88 °F | 4 mph | 3.6 ft | 1 |
| 8:00 am | 5 | Overcast | 91 °F | 4 mph | 3.6 ft | 4 |
| 9:00 am | 4 | Overcast | 94 °F | 4 mph | 3.6 ft | 7 |
| 10:00 am | 4 | Overcast | 96 °F | 5 mph | 3.6 ft | 10 |
| 11:00 am | 3 | Partly cloudy | 97 °F | 6 mph | 3.6 ft | 11 |
| 12:00 pm | 4 | Partly cloudy | 97 °F | 7 mph | 3.6 ft | 10 |
| 1:00 pm | 5 | Mainly clear | 98 °F | 6 mph | 3.6 ft | 7 |
| 2:00 pm | 6 | Mainly clear | 97 °F | 5 mph | 3.5 ft | 5 |
| 3:00 pm | 5 | Clear sky | 95 °F | 5 mph | 3.5 ft | 2 |
| 4:00 pm | 5 | Clear sky | 95 °F | 5 mph | 3.5 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Paquera
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- Playa Lola 2.3 mi · N
- Playa Curú 2.3 mi · S
- Playa Órganos 2.6 mi · E
- Playa Quesera 2.7 mi · SE
- Playa Lorenza 3.0 mi · NE
- Playa Pájaros 3.0 mi · N
- Playa Margarita 3.2 mi · N
- Playa Cuchillo 3.4 mi · E
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 2.8 of 3, warmth 2.5 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 0.4 of 1; minus waves 1 and high tide 0.5.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Paquera
Is it a beach day in Paquera today?
A fair beach day: 5/10. Best from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, with sunshine, little wind and water at 88 °F, though with intense heat and some waves.
What are the swimming conditions in Paquera today?
3.6 ft waves every 13 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Paquera?
About 87 °F today: very warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Paquera today?
UV reaches 11 (extreme): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
When is low tide in Paquera?
Today low tide is at 10:44 am and 11:00 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 4:34 am and 5:04 pm. Coefficient 94 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Paquera?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a fair beach day (5/10), best from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
What beaches are near Paquera?
Playa Lola (2.3 mi), Playa Curú (2.3 mi), Playa Órganos (2.6 mi), Playa Quesera (2.7 mi) and Playa Lorenza (3.0 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Paquera today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Puntarenas (UHSLC, TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data