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Playa Bocana Grande

Jinotepe, Carazo, Nicaragua

No photo of Playa Bocana Grande yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:23 pm
6 am
6.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
28°C82°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
159 km/hmph E
Gusts
2516 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:23 pm
Today
6.4Good6 am127
6.4Good7 am138
6.2Good8 am149
6.2Good9 am1811
6.3Good10 am1912
7.5Great11 am1811
6.9Good12 pm1610
6.2Good1 pm1912
6.1Good2 pm1711
6.2Good3 pm1510
6.0Good4 pm1811
6.2Good5 pm159
Sat
6.4Good6 am159
6.2Good7 am1610
6.2Good8 am1610
6.1Good9 am1711
6.1Good10 am1711
5.9Good11 am1711
5.6Good12 pm1811
5.3Fair1 pm1912
5.3Fair2 pm1610
5.4Fair3 pm85
5.4Fair4 pm74
5.8Good5 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -<0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 6 pm, -<0.1 mLow 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 6 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.1 km1.3 miCasares (village)
Nearest airport
41 km25 miAeropuerto Internacional Costa Esmeralda (ECI)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 39%
  • Sun7.3 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 29%
  • Mon7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 47%
  • Tue8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 29%
  • Wed9.4 ExcellentBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 27%