Check the Beach

Playa El Manzano

El Viejo, Chinandega, Nicaragua

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:26 pm
6 am
8.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7 am
8.4
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.5
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
6.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
21 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
64 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
6%
Sunset
5:26 pm
Today
8.4Great6 am74
8.4Great7 am63
7.5Great8 am43
8.6Excellent9 am53
9.1Excellent10 am32
8.9Excellent11 am21
8.8Excellent12 pm74
6.1Good1 pm128
6.7Good2 pm106
6.5Good3 pm95
6.4Good4 pm74
6.7Good5 pm53
Sat
6.7Good6 am95
6.8Good7 am95
6.7Good8 am75
6.7Good9 am53
6.5Good10 am32
6.8Good11 am11
6.9Good12 pm63
6.5Good1 pm106
6.5Good2 pm127
6.5Good3 pm128
6.6Good4 pm117
6.6Good5 pm74
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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
2.5 km1.5 miPetacaltepe (village)
Nearest airport
147 km91 miAeropuerto Internacional Augusto César Sandino (MGA)

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.

  • Sat6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 4%
  • Sun7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 7%
  • Tue9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed9.4 ExcellentBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 10%