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Playa Las Peñitas

León, Nicaragua

Playa Las Peñitas 2 photos

  • Las Peñitas, Nicaragua - panoramio (5)

    Las Peñitas, Nicaragua - panoramio (5). Juan José Mendoza, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Las Peñitas, Nicaragua - panoramio (14)

    Las Peñitas, Nicaragua - panoramio (14). Juan José Mendoza, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:25 pm
6 am
8.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7 am
7.8
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8 am
8.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
9.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.8
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
7.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C81°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
117 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
5:25 pm
Today
8.0Great6 am96
7.8Great7 am95
8.4Great8 am96
9.0Excellent9 am74
9.1Excellent10 am43
8.8Excellent11 am43
8.8Excellent12 pm106
7.9Great1 pm149
6.5Good2 pm1610
6.5Good3 pm159
6.7Good4 pm117
6.8Good5 pm85
Sat
6.5Good6 am85
6.5Good7 am106
6.5Good8 am117
6.6Good9 am96
6.3Good10 am74
6.5Good11 am32
6.4Good12 pm32
6.5Good1 pm106
5.8Good2 pm1610
5.5Good3 pm43
6.0Good4 pm32
6.2Good5 pm42
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

  • Food and drink20 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
90 m290 ftPalmeras
Nearest town
580 m0.4 miLas Peñitas (village)
Nearest airport
96 km60 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

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Las Peñitas.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 18%
  • Sun7.8 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 12%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 24%
  • Wed9.2 ExcellentBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 14%