Check the Beach

Playa Salinas Grande

León, Nicaragua

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

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:24 pm
6 am
7.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7 am
7.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.9
9 km/h6 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
117 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:24 pm
Today
7.3Great6 am106
7.9Great7 am106
7.8Great8 am127
8.8Excellent9 am117
8.7Excellent10 am106
9.1Excellent11 am85
9.0Excellent12 pm85
8.0Great1 pm95
6.5Good2 pm32
6.5Good3 pm117
6.9Good4 pm128
6.9Good5 pm96
Sat
6.9Good6 am95
6.7Good7 am106
6.7Good8 am117
6.6Good9 am117
6.6Good10 am106
6.3Good11 am85
6.3Good12 pm85
6.1Good1 pm63
5.8Good2 pm10
3.0Poor3 pm96
5.6Good4 pm53
5.8Good5 pm32
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 m. High at 12 am, 1.5 mLow 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 6 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 am, 1.5 m5 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • Low 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 am, 1.5 m5 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
4.8 km3 miSalinas Grandes (village)
Nearest airport
72 km45 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 2 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 30%
  • Sun7.6 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 29%
  • Mon7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 22%
  • Tue9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 24%
  • Wed9.4 ExcellentBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 14%