Central America › Costa Rica › Guanacaste Province

Playpen

18 mMax Depth

BoatEntry

2Species

Conditions Summary

Model forecast · local time (GMT-6)

Model conditions signal81/100

Waves

1.0 m

13.7 s

Swell

1.0 m

11.4 s

Current speed

0.9 km/h

flowing toward N

Water temperature

31.0°C

Wind

10.3 km/h

→ SE

Sea level

0.2 m

falling

WavesWatch

SwellWatch

Current speedCalm

Forecast Overview

Sat, Oct 17Challenging

Waves1.0–1.1 mCurrent speed1.1 km/h maxWater temperature30.9°C

Sun, Oct 18Challenging

Waves1.1–1.2 mCurrent speed0.8 km/h maxWater temperature30.7°C

Mon, Oct 19Challenging

Waves1.2–1.2 mCurrent speed1.0 km/h maxWater temperature30.7°C

Tue, Oct 20Challenging

Waves1.2–1.2 mCurrent speed0.4 km/h maxWater temperature30.5°C

Next 72 hours

10:00

Waves: 1.0 m

Current speed: 0.7 km/h

Water temperature: 31.0°C

16:00

Waves: 1.0 m

Current speed: 1.1 km/h

Water temperature: 30.9°C

22:00

Waves: 1.1 m

Current speed: 0.7 km/h

Water temperature: 30.6°C

04:00

Waves: 1.2 m

Current speed: 0.5 km/h

Water temperature: 30.4°C

10:00

Waves: 1.2 m

Current speed: 0.5 km/h

Water temperature: 30.9°C

16:00

Waves: 1.2 m

Current speed: 0.7 km/h

Water temperature: 30.9°C

22:00

Waves: 1.2 m

Current speed: 0.4 km/h

Water temperature: 30.6°C

04:00

Waves: 1.2 m

Current speed: 0.3 km/h

Water temperature: 30.4°C

10:00

Waves: 1.2 m

Current speed: 0.5 km/h

Water temperature: 30.9°C

16:00

Waves: 1.2 m

Current speed: 0.7 km/h

Water temperature: 30.9°C

22:00

Waves: 1.2 m

Current speed: 0.5 km/h

Water temperature: 30.6°C

04:00

Waves: 1.2 m

Current speed: 0.3 km/h

Water temperature: 30.4°C

Catalog depth18 m

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Common Species

12 km · nearby observations

nurse shark

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turtles

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Pelecanus occidentalis

Nearby OBIS observations9

Abudefduf troschelii

Nearby OBIS observations7

Stegastes acapulcoensis

Nearby OBIS observations7

Fregata magnificens

Nearby OBIS observations6

Johnrandallia nigrirostris

Nearby OBIS observations6

Arothron meleagris

Nearby OBIS observations5

Diodon holocanthus

Nearby OBIS observations5

Epinephelus labriformis

Nearby OBIS observations5

Pachygrapsus socius

Nearby OBIS observations5

Arothron hispidus

Nearby OBIS observations4

These are nearby biodiversity records, not a guarantee that every species will be seen on a particular dive.

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