Costa Rica Tide Charts

Playa Naranjo tides

Predicted from Bahia de Culebra, NOAA station TWC0349, 11 miles away — close enough for heights, though the tide may turn a few minutes off the times shown. Heights in feet above MLLW. Also covers Playa Naranjo (Witch’s Rock), Witch’s Rock and Santa Rosa National Park.

Water level now

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Next tide

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Highs and lows

  1. 1:48 amLow tide1.3 ft
  2. 8:09 amHigh tide8.0 ft
  3. 2:22 pmLow tide1.0 ft
  4. 8:53 pmHigh tide8.0 ft

Sun and moon

Sunrise
5:33 am
Sunset
5:19 pm
Daylight
11 hr 46 min
Moonset
12:44 pm
Moon
Waning crescent 40%

The lowest daylight water is 1.0 ft at 2:22 pm.

About Playa Naranjo

Located within the wild expanse of Santa Rosa National Park, Playa Naranjo is world-famous for its iconic offshore volcanic monolith, Witch’s Rock. This remote, undeveloped gray-sand beach is a pilgrimage site for experienced surfers drawn to its fast, hollow beach breaks, while the surrounding wilderness offers beachcombing for driftwood and shell fragments alongside rich coastal wildlife. Facilities are non-existent, making self-sufficiency essential for visitors. Checking tide charts is mandatory for anyone venturing here: mid-to-high tide is strictly required to surf the famous barrels at Witch’s Rock, as low tide drains the break over shallow sandbars, while tidal tracking also dictates whether 4x4 vehicles can navigate the park's notoriously muddy, seasonal access road.

This week

  1. Mon

    2 Nov

    8.0 ft

    8:09 am

    1.0 ft

    2:22 pm

  2. Tue

    3 Nov

    8.1 ft

    10:03 pm

    1.3 ft

    3:32 pm

  3. Wed

    4 Nov

    8.3 ft

    11:09 pm

    1.3 ft

    4:41 pm

  4. Thu

    5 Nov

    7.7 ft

    11:39 am

    1.2 ft

    5:43 pm

  5. Fri

    6 Nov

    8.6 ft

    12:06 am

    0.9 ft

    6:26 am

  6. Sat

    7 Nov

    8.9 ft

    12:57 am

    0.6 ft

    7:16 am

  7. Sun

    8 Nov

    9.1 ft

    1:42 am

    0.3 ft

    7:59 am

  8. Mon

    9 Nov

    9.2 ft

    2:23 am

    0.2 ft

    8:40 am

  9. Tue

    10 Nov

    9.2 ft

    3:02 am

    0.1 ft

    9:17 am

  10. Wed

    11 Nov

    9.1 ft

    3:39 am

    0.2 ft

    9:54 am

The highest water of each day, and when it arrives.

King tides in 24 days

Water reaches 10.1 ft at 3:19 am on Thursday 26 November, the highest of this run. See every king tide through 2030

Along the coast

Every Costa Rica location, in order along the coast. Each dot sits at its true latitude. Where places crowd together the writing is nudged clear and joined back to its dot by a line.

November 2026

Date Tides Sunrise Sunset
1Sun
Low 12:43 am 0.9 ftHigh 7:03 am 8.6 ftLow 1:18 pm 0.6 ftHigh 7:44 pm 8.2 ft
5:33 am5:19 pm
2Mon
Low 1:48 am 1.3 ftHigh 8:09 am 8.0 ftLow 2:22 pm 1.0 ftHigh 8:53 pm 8.0 ft
5:33 am5:19 pm
3Tue
Low 3:02 am 1.6 ftHigh 9:21 am 7.7 ftLow 3:32 pm 1.3 ftHigh 10:03 pm 8.1 ft
5:33 am5:19 pm
4Wed
Low 4:18 am 1.5 ftHigh 10:34 am 7.6 ftLow 4:41 pm 1.3 ftHigh 11:09 pm 8.3 ft
5:33 am5:18 pm
5Thu
Low 5:27 am 1.3 ftHigh 11:39 am 7.7 ftLow 5:43 pm 1.2 ft
5:34 am5:18 pm
6Fri
High 12:06 am 8.6 ftLow 6:26 am 0.9 ftHigh 12:36 pm 8.0 ftLow 6:37 pm 1.0 ft
5:34 am5:18 pm
7Sat
High 12:57 am 8.9 ftLow 7:16 am 0.6 ftHigh 1:25 pm 8.2 ftLow 7:24 pm 0.9 ft
5:34 am5:18 pm
8Sun
High 1:42 am 9.1 ftLow 7:59 am 0.3 ftHigh 2:10 pm 8.3 ftLow 8:07 pm 0.8 ft
5:34 am5:18 pm
9Mon
High 2:23 am 9.2 ftLow 8:40 am 0.2 ftHigh 2:51 pm 8.4 ftLow 8:46 pm 0.8 ft
5:35 am5:17 pm
10Tue
High 3:02 am 9.2 ftLow 9:17 am 0.1 ftHigh 3:31 pm 8.4 ftLow 9:25 pm 0.9 ft
5:35 am5:17 pm
11Wed
High 3:39 am 9.1 ftLow 9:54 am 0.2 ftHigh 4:10 pm 8.3 ftLow 10:02 pm 1.1 ft
5:35 am5:17 pm
12Thu
High 4:17 am 8.9 ftLow 10:31 am 0.4 ftHigh 4:49 pm 8.1 ftLow 10:41 pm 1.3 ft
5:36 am5:17 pm
13Fri
High 4:55 am 8.6 ftLow 11:09 am 0.6 ftHigh 5:30 pm 7.9 ftLow 11:21 pm 1.6 ft
5:36 am5:17 pm
14Sat
High 5:36 am 8.2 ftLow 11:49 am 0.9 ftHigh 6:13 pm 7.7 ft
5:36 am5:17 pm
15Sun
Low 12:05 am 1.9 ftHigh 6:19 am 7.7 ftLow 12:31 pm 1.3 ftHigh 6:58 pm 7.4 ft
5:37 am5:17 pm
16Mon
Low 12:52 am 2.2 ftHigh 7:06 am 7.3 ftLow 1:17 pm 1.6 ftHigh 7:48 pm 7.3 ft
5:37 am5:17 pm
17Tue
Low 1:45 am 2.4 ftHigh 8:00 am 7.0 ftLow 2:07 pm 1.9 ftHigh 8:41 pm 7.2 ft
5:38 am5:17 pm
18Wed
Low 2:43 am 2.4 ftHigh 8:59 am 6.8 ftLow 3:01 pm 2.1 ftHigh 9:36 pm 7.3 ft
5:38 am5:17 pm
19Thu
Low 3:44 am 2.3 ftHigh 10:00 am 6.8 ftLow 3:57 pm 2.0 ftHigh 10:30 pm 7.6 ft
5:38 am5:17 pm
20Fri
Low 4:43 am 1.9 ftHigh 10:58 am 7.0 ftLow 4:51 pm 1.8 ftHigh 11:21 pm 8.1 ft
5:39 am5:17 pm
21Sat
Low 5:37 am 1.4 ftHigh 11:51 am 7.4 ftLow 5:43 pm 1.5 ft
5:39 am5:17 pm
22Sun
High 12:09 am 8.6 ftLow 6:27 am 0.8 ftHigh 12:41 pm 7.8 ftLow 6:33 pm 1.1 ft
5:40 am5:17 pm
23Mon
High 12:57 am 9.1 ftLow 7:15 am 0.3 ftHigh 1:29 pm 8.3 ftLow 7:22 pm 0.7 ft
5:40 am5:17 pm
24Tue
High 1:44 am 9.6 ftLow 8:02 am -0.2 ftHigh 2:17 pm 8.7 ftLow 8:11 pm 0.3 ft
5:41 am5:17 pm
25Wed
High 2:31 am 10.0 ftLow 8:49 am -0.6 ftHigh 3:05 pm 9.1 ftLow 9:01 pm 0.1 ft
5:41 am5:17 pm
26Thu
High 3:19 am 10.1 ftLow 9:36 am -0.8 ftHigh 3:53 pm 9.3 ftLow 9:51 pm 0.0 ft
5:42 am5:18 pm
27Fri
High 4:09 am 10.1 ftLow 10:25 am -0.8 ftHigh 4:44 pm 9.4 ftLow 10:43 pm 0.1 ft
5:42 am5:18 pm
28Sat
High 5:00 am 9.8 ftLow 11:15 am -0.6 ftHigh 5:37 pm 9.3 ftLow 11:38 pm 0.3 ft
5:43 am5:18 pm
29Sun
High 5:54 am 9.4 ftLow 12:08 pm -0.2 ftHigh 6:32 pm 9.1 ft
5:43 am5:18 pm
30Mon
Low 12:36 am 0.6 ftHigh 6:52 am 8.8 ftLow 1:03 pm 0.2 ftHigh 7:31 pm 8.9 ft
5:44 am5:18 pm

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