Puntarenas tides
Predicted from Puntarenas, NOAA station 9684403, right here. Heights in feet above MLLW. Also covers Boca Barranca, Paquera and Gulf of Nicoya.
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Water level now
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Highs and lows
- 1:50 amLow tide1.3 ft
- 8:11 amHigh tide8.0 ft
- 2:24 pmLow tide1.0 ft
- 8:55 pmHigh tide8.0 ft
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 5:29 am
- Sunset
- 5:16 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hr 47 min
- Moonset
- 12:39 pm
- Moon
- Waning crescent 40%
The lowest daylight water is 1.0 ft at 2:24 pm.
About Puntarenas
Puntarenas occupies a narrow sand spit extending into the Gulf of Nicoya, serving as a historic port city that links the mainland to the southern Nicoya Peninsula, including Boca Barranca and Paquera. Boca Barranca is famous among surfers for harboring one of the longest left-hand river-mouth point breaks in the world, while the calm gulf waters near Paquera are a hotspot for sea kayaking, boat charters, and nighttime bioluminescence tours. Pier fishing and casual shell collecting occur along the city's urban promenade. Tracking tide tables is critical for surf planning and navigation: a rising mid-to-high tide is necessary to construct the long, peeling wave faces at Boca Barranca, while tidal currents through the Gulf of Nicoya dictate boat ferry transit times and water clarity for kayak excursions.
This week
Mon
2 Nov
8.0 ft
8:11 am
1.0 ft
2:24 pm
Tue
3 Nov
8.1 ft
10:05 pm
1.3 ft
3:34 pm
Wed
4 Nov
8.3 ft
11:11 pm
1.3 ft
4:43 pm
Thu
5 Nov
7.7 ft
11:41 am
1.2 ft
5:45 pm
Fri
6 Nov
8.6 ft
12:08 am
0.9 ft
6:28 am
Sat
7 Nov
8.9 ft
12:59 am
0.6 ft
7:18 am
Sun
8 Nov
9.1 ft
1:44 am
0.3 ft
8:01 am
Mon
9 Nov
9.2 ft
2:25 am
0.2 ft
8:42 am
Tue
10 Nov
9.2 ft
3:04 am
0.1 ft
9:19 am
Wed
11 Nov
9.1 ft
3:41 am
0.2 ft
9:56 am
The highest water of each day, and when it arrives.
King tides in 24 days
Water reaches 10.1 ft at 3:21 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 12:45 am 0.9 ftHigh 7:05 am 8.6 ftLow 1:20 pm 0.6 ftHigh 7:46 pm 8.2 ft | 5:28 am | 5:17 pm |
| 2Mon | Low 1:50 am 1.3 ftHigh 8:11 am 8.0 ftLow 2:24 pm 1.0 ftHigh 8:55 pm 8.0 ft | 5:29 am | 5:16 pm |
| 3Tue | Low 3:04 am 1.6 ftHigh 9:23 am 7.7 ftLow 3:34 pm 1.3 ftHigh 10:05 pm 8.1 ft | 5:29 am | 5:16 pm |
| 4Wed | Low 4:20 am 1.5 ftHigh 10:36 am 7.6 ftLow 4:43 pm 1.3 ftHigh 11:11 pm 8.3 ft | 5:29 am | 5:16 pm |
| 5Thu | Low 5:29 am 1.3 ftHigh 11:41 am 7.7 ftLow 5:45 pm 1.2 ft | 5:29 am | 5:16 pm |
| 6Fri | High 12:08 am 8.6 ftLow 6:28 am 0.9 ftHigh 12:38 pm 8.0 ftLow 6:39 pm 1.0 ft | 5:29 am | 5:15 pm |
| 7Sat | High 12:59 am 8.9 ftLow 7:18 am 0.6 ftHigh 1:27 pm 8.2 ftLow 7:26 pm 0.9 ft | 5:30 am | 5:15 pm |
| 8Sun | High 1:44 am 9.1 ftLow 8:01 am 0.3 ftHigh 2:12 pm 8.3 ftLow 8:09 pm 0.8 ft | 5:30 am | 5:15 pm |
| 9Mon | High 2:25 am 9.2 ftLow 8:42 am 0.2 ftHigh 2:53 pm 8.4 ftLow 8:48 pm 0.8 ft | 5:30 am | 5:15 pm |
| 10Tue | High 3:04 am 9.2 ftLow 9:19 am 0.1 ftHigh 3:33 pm 8.4 ftLow 9:27 pm 0.9 ft | 5:31 am | 5:15 pm |
| 11Wed | High 3:41 am 9.1 ftLow 9:56 am 0.2 ftHigh 4:12 pm 8.3 ftLow 10:04 pm 1.1 ft | 5:31 am | 5:15 pm |
| 12Thu | High 4:19 am 8.9 ftLow 10:33 am 0.4 ftHigh 4:51 pm 8.1 ftLow 10:43 pm 1.3 ft | 5:31 am | 5:15 pm |
| 13Fri | High 4:57 am 8.6 ftLow 11:11 am 0.6 ftHigh 5:32 pm 7.9 ftLow 11:23 pm 1.6 ft | 5:32 am | 5:15 pm |
| 14Sat | High 5:38 am 8.2 ftLow 11:51 am 0.9 ftHigh 6:15 pm 7.7 ft | 5:32 am | 5:15 pm |
| 15Sun | Low 12:07 am 1.9 ftHigh 6:21 am 7.7 ftLow 12:33 pm 1.3 ftHigh 7:00 pm 7.4 ft | 5:32 am | 5:15 pm |
| 16Mon | Low 12:54 am 2.2 ftHigh 7:08 am 7.3 ftLow 1:19 pm 1.6 ftHigh 7:50 pm 7.3 ft | 5:33 am | 5:15 pm |
| 17Tue | Low 1:47 am 2.4 ftHigh 8:02 am 7.0 ftLow 2:09 pm 1.9 ftHigh 8:43 pm 7.2 ft | 5:33 am | 5:15 pm |
| 18Wed | Low 2:45 am 2.4 ftHigh 9:01 am 6.8 ftLow 3:03 pm 2.1 ftHigh 9:38 pm 7.3 ft | 5:33 am | 5:15 pm |
| 19Thu | Low 3:46 am 2.3 ftHigh 10:02 am 6.8 ftLow 3:59 pm 2.0 ftHigh 10:32 pm 7.6 ft | 5:34 am | 5:15 pm |
| 20Fri | Low 4:45 am 1.9 ftHigh 11:00 am 7.0 ftLow 4:53 pm 1.8 ftHigh 11:23 pm 8.1 ft | 5:34 am | 5:15 pm |
| 21Sat | Low 5:39 am 1.4 ftHigh 11:53 am 7.4 ftLow 5:45 pm 1.5 ft | 5:35 am | 5:15 pm |
| 22Sun | High 12:11 am 8.6 ftLow 6:29 am 0.8 ftHigh 12:43 pm 7.8 ftLow 6:35 pm 1.1 ft | 5:35 am | 5:15 pm |
| 23Mon | High 12:59 am 9.1 ftLow 7:17 am 0.3 ftHigh 1:31 pm 8.3 ftLow 7:24 pm 0.7 ft | 5:36 am | 5:15 pm |
| 24Tue | High 1:46 am 9.6 ftLow 8:04 am -0.2 ftHigh 2:19 pm 8.7 ftLow 8:13 pm 0.3 ft | 5:36 am | 5:15 pm |
| 25Wed | High 2:33 am 10.0 ftLow 8:51 am -0.6 ftHigh 3:07 pm 9.1 ftLow 9:03 pm 0.1 ft | 5:36 am | 5:15 pm |
| 26Thu | High 3:21 am 10.1 ftLow 9:38 am -0.8 ftHigh 3:55 pm 9.3 ftLow 9:53 pm 0.0 ft | 5:37 am | 5:16 pm |
| 27Fri | High 4:11 am 10.1 ftLow 10:27 am -0.8 ftHigh 4:46 pm 9.4 ftLow 10:45 pm 0.1 ft | 5:37 am | 5:16 pm |
| 28Sat | High 5:02 am 9.8 ftLow 11:17 am -0.6 ftHigh 5:39 pm 9.3 ftLow 11:40 pm 0.3 ft | 5:38 am | 5:16 pm |
| 29Sun | High 5:56 am 9.4 ftLow 12:10 pm -0.2 ftHigh 6:34 pm 9.1 ft | 5:38 am | 5:16 pm |
| 30Mon | Low 12:38 am 0.6 ftHigh 6:54 am 8.8 ftLow 1:05 pm 0.2 ftHigh 7:33 pm 8.9 ft | 5:39 am | 5:16 pm |