Playa de Potosí
El Viejo, Chinandega, Nicaragua
No photo of Playa de Potosí yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 10 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:26 pm7.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.5
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
8.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
9.0
0 km/h0 mph wind, Excellent
9.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
8.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
6.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 10 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 28°C82°F
- Water
- 32°C89°F
- Wind
- 64 km/hmph WSW
- Gusts
- 117 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 8%
- Sunset
- 5:26 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
- High 12 pm, 1.4 m5 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
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 2.8 km1.7 miPotosí (village)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa Santa Julia5.0 km3.1 mi north-west away8.8 Excellent later
- Playa Punta San José8.9 km5.5 mi north-west away8.8 Excellent later
- Punta Condega13 km8.1 mi north-east away9.5 Excellent later
- Guataly Guipo15 km9.5 mi north-east away9.5 Excellent later
- Playas Condega17 km10 mi north-east away9.2 Excellent later
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Playa de Potosí.
Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 2%
- Mon7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 2%
- Tue9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 4%
- Wed9.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 12%