Ranked by the OnlyBeaches Index (OBI) — a 1-10 score blending water purity, conditions, crowd levels and vibe. Updated every 30 minutes.
Playa Blanca
The iconic white-sand beach inside Cahuita National Park beside the protected reef.
Playa Cahuita
The main Cahuita town-side national park beach, valued for its easy access and classic Caribbean setting.
Playa Carbón
A lesser-known dark-sand beach near Cahuita suited to quiet walks and local stays.
Playa Carbón Dos
A small beach pocket around Cahuita’s northern coast that generic maps often under-represent.
Playa Grande
A long open beach north of Cahuita known for space, wild scenery, and local turtle nesting context.
Playa Negra
Cahuita’s popular black-sand beach with restaurants, local life, and easy town access.
Playa Vargas Norte
A low-profile northern stretch near Puerto Vargas with national-park scenery and lighter traffic.
Puerto Vargas Beach
A quieter national-park beach near the Puerto Vargas entrance with reef and rainforest context.
Punta Cahuita Beach
The postcard reef-and-jungle point that anchors Cahuita National Park’s coastal trail.
Round Rock Beach
A small named beach by Cahuita with rocky character and a quieter feel than Playa Negra.
Cahuita sits in Limón Province, Costa Rica and is home to 10 ranked beaches on OnlyBeaches. Every beach here is scored by the OnlyBeaches Index — a 1-10 metric blending water purity, live conditions (waves, water temperature, wind), crowd intelligence and vibe.
Whether you're after the highest-scoring beach in Cahuita or a quieter hidden cove, the list above is refreshed every 30 minutes using live Stormglass and OpenWeather data.
