Check the Beach

Playa Mechapa

El Viejo, Chinandega, Nicaragua

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

Today at a glance

Best: 6 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:27 pm
6 am
7.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7 am
8.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C80°F
Water
30°C87°F
Wind
64 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
6%
Sunset
5:27 pm
Today
7.9Great6 am32
8.4Great7 am42
7.9Great8 am42
8.6Excellent9 am53
8.8Excellent10 am32
8.9Excellent11 am32
8.3Great12 pm53
6.6Good1 pm117
6.5Good2 pm106
6.2Good3 pm95
6.2Good4 pm64
6.5Good5 pm32
Sat
6.6Good6 am95
6.6Good7 am95
6.6Good8 am96
6.7Good9 am106
6.5Good10 am95
6.5Good11 am63
6.3Good12 pm11
6.3Good1 pm32
6.3Good2 pm63
6.4Good3 pm106
6.4Good4 pm127
6.6Good5 pm95
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
2.7 km1.7 miMechapa (village)

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.

  • Sat6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 4%
  • Sun7.3 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 7%
  • Tue9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed9.2 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 10%