Playa Grande
in Santa Cruz of Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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Cabo Velas Airport (2 mi) - Tamarindo De Santa Cruz Airport (2 mi)
- Flamingo Airport (7 mi)
- Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport (27 mi)
- Nosara Airport (28 mi)
- Guanacaste Airport (30 mi)
- Playa Samara Airport (30 mi)
- Area de Conservación Guanacaste (Unesco heritage, 105 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 10.333 and -85.845 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 10° 19' 59" and W -85° 50' 42"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Colon - CRC
- Spoken languages:
- Spanish, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:48 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:25 am and 5:55 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Costa Rica.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Costa Rica. Last Update: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Touring Playa Grande
Playa Grande in Santa Cruz (Provincia de Guanacaste) is a town located in Costa Rica about 123 mi (or 198 km) west of San Jose, the country's capital place.
Time in Playa Grande is now 01:48 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named America / Costa Rica with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 7 airports nearby Playa Grande. The closest airport in Costa Rica is Cabo Velas Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Area de Conservación Guanacaste in a distance of 105 mi (or 170 km), East. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Liberia, Zapotal, Bejuco, Tilaran and Puntarenas. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 34°C / 92 °F
| Morning Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 29°C / 84 °F |
| Night Temperature | 27°C / 80 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 46% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 76% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
33°C (92 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
35°C (95 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
34°C (93 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
BEST WESTERN TAMARINDO VISTA VILLAS
Cala Luna Boutique Hotel & Villas
Jardín del Edén Boutique Hotel - Adults Only
ESPLENDOR HOTEL TAMARINDO
Sirena Serena Boutique Hotel & Retreat
Ten North Tamarindo Beach Hotel
Villa Nautilus
Hotel Arco Iris
Hotel Pasatiempo
Hotel Nahua
Videos from this area
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Morning turtle says farewell
Jan 25th - leatherback turtle on Playa Grande, Costa Rica, returning to sea.
Sunset @ Playa Grande, Costa Rica
Playa Grande Guanacaste (Costa Rica) Feb 2010
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Playa Grande Costa Rica Surfing and Sea Turtles in Harmony
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baby marine turtle
In Costa Rica, Playa Grande you can find the nesting area for marine turtles. The Baula arrive every year to lay and spawn their eggs. Watch out this amazing video!
Surfing Tamarindo Costa Rica River Break. March 26th 2015. Huge waves
Big swells in front of the estuary between Playa Grande and Tamarindo. Watch the whole video so you can see the how beautiful the wave was.
Tamarindo Bay, Costa Rica
Views of the many beaches of Tamarindo Bay on Playa Grande.
Playa Grande (Surf Beach) Tamarindo ,Matapalo Costa Rica (October 2014)
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Tamarindo, Costa Rica
Tamarindo is a town and distrito located on the Northern Pacific coast of Costa Rica in the Province of Guanacaste. The district has a population of 3,525, although the town itself is about 500. But it can swell to 5,000 people or more during the tourist season and during special holidays. The main attractions are surfing and eco-tourism. Playa Tamarindo is a long beach, with excellent waves near the mouth of the estuary. Currents can be strong, especially on a falling tide.
Playa Grande, Costa Rica
Playa Grande is a beach town on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica just north of Tamarindo. Playa Grande is internationally popular as one of Costa Rica’s best surfing spots as well as being home to Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas, the nesting ground of the largest marine reptile, the Leatherback Turtle; the second largest nesting area for the Leatherback and Ridley Turtles in the world. Salinas is actually the name of the little town at Playa Grande, but this name is rarely used anymore.
Tamarindo River
Tamarindo River is a river in the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica. The estuary is adjacent to the town of Tamarindo. The river has a large population of caiman (alligators). The river estuary is a popular place for surfing despite the local caiman population. The river is a major obstacle to reaching Playa Grande from Tamarindo.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Playa Grande.
