How's the beach today? Costa reads waves, weather, wind, sargassum and water quality across Puerto Rico and sums it up in one number: the Costa Score.
How's the beach today?
Costa gives you an answer, not a spreadsheet.
One number from 1 to 100 — the Costa Score — sums up conditions at 110 beaches across Puerto Rico, in 36 municipalities and all six coasts. Underneath it sits everything that built it: currents, surf, wind, water quality, clarity, sargassum, Saharan dust, UV, water temperature, tide and weather.
HOW IT WORKS
Costa doesn't generate its own data. It reads 17 official sources — the National Weather Service, NOAA, CARICOOS, Puerto Rico's Environmental Quality Board, the San Juan Bay Estuary Program, USF and NOAA CoastWatch satellites, Copernicus CAMS — and turns them into something you can read at a glance. Readings are recalculated every 15 minutes.
WHAT YOU GET
• A clear verdict on whether it's OK to get in, and why
• Rip current advisories, bacteria levels and sargassum, stated plainly
• 17 public balnearios and 24 kid-friendly beaches, marked
• Filters: best right now, favorites, no sargassum, balnearios, surf
• Map, photos and directions
• English and Spanish
HONEST BY DEFAULT
When we don't know something, we say so. If no water sample is taken near a beach, Costa won't show a reassuring green — it says there's no reading. A forecast is never dressed up as an observation. Every reading shows its source and when it was taken.
Costa is free, has no ads, and never asks you to create an account.
Made in Puerto Rico.
Costa is a guidance tool, not a lifeguard service. The ocean changes by the minute. Always follow the flags, the lifeguards, and your own judgment.
La aplicación está buenísima y me alegro mucho que alguien haya tenido la tremenda idea de desarrollar semejante aplicación de las playas de Puerto Rico! Una pequeña sugerencia sería que permitiera a los usuarios que están visitando una playa en particular, puedan someter información o fotografías al instante como la del sargazo pues la información CARICOOS es basado en pronóstico para el área o costa en general y en algunas playas lo hay y en otras no.Muchas gracias y muchas felicidades por esta tremenda idea!
Developer Response
Saludos y gracias! Si tienes la versión más reciente, cuando abres una playa, al final, abajo, te permite enviarnos un mensaje por si hay algo que no cuadra con el pronóstico! Es algo súper útil para nosotros, ya que seguimos ajustando con cada reporte que nos llega. Gracias.
¡Por fin!
lorelis39
Ay como merecemos una app que funciona bien y nos dice cómo está la playa ANTES de llegar con toda la familia. Mil gracias y mucho éxito! 🙏🏾🇵🇷
• Filters now have icons.
• Each beach's summary reads better when there's more than one thing to flag: it separates what's happening now from this week's risk.
• A rip current advisory is always mentioned. It used to drop out when another condition outweighed it.
• Cloudy water now counts toward the Costa Score.
• Under an active advisory the verdict is direct: "Don't go in."
• Wording and typography fixes throughout.
Version 2.2.4
The developer, Lamonte LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
Seller
Lamonte LLC
Size
82.9 MB
Category
Weather
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
