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Playa Nahualapa

El Viejo, Chinandega, Nicaragua

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

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 9 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:26 pm
6 am
9.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
7 am
8.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
7.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
7.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great

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
63 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
2%
Sunset
5:26 pm
Today
6.9Good6 am96
7.2Great7 am106
8.2Great8 am117
8.3Great9 am117
8.7Excellent10 am106
7.9Great11 am53
8.8Excellent12 pm85
8.4Great1 pm117
8.4Great2 pm85
9.1Excellent3 pm96
9.3Excellent4 pm74
8.8Excellent5 pm63
Fri
9.0Excellent6 am53
8.8Excellent7 am32
7.3Great8 am21
8.9Excellent9 am32
8.9Excellent10 am21
9.1Excellent11 am53
9.1Excellent12 pm96
7.5Great1 pm127
7.0Great2 pm106
7.0Great3 pm96
6.7Good4 pm64
7.1Great5 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 am, 1.4 m. Low at 6 am, <0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 6 pm, -<0.1 mHigh 12 am, 1.4 m4 ftLow 6 am, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 6 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • High 12 am, 1.4 m4 ft
  • 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
1.6 km1 miEl Manzano Nº 2 (village)
Nearest airport
145 km90 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.

  • Fri9.1 ExcellentBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 4%
  • Sat6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 6%
  • Sun7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 10%
  • Mon7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue9.7 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 31%
  • Wed9.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 14%