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Playa de Maschapa

San Rafael del Sur, Managua, Nicaragua

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

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:23 pm
6 am
6.4
1 km/h0 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.9
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.7
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
7.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C81°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
149 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
2012 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:23 pm
Today
6.4Good6 am10
6.4Good7 am32
6.5Good8 am32
6.9Good9 am63
7.8Great10 am42
8.7Excellent11 am42
7.5Great12 pm85
6.9Good1 pm85
6.4Good2 pm32
6.4Good3 pm42
6.4Good4 pm74
6.8Good5 pm106
Sat
6.5Good6 am106
6.5Good7 am85
6.5Good8 am53
6.5Good9 am32
6.3Good10 am21
6.0Good11 am85
5.5Good12 pm1610
5.1Fair1 pm1811
3.2Poor2 pm138
5.0Fair3 pm85
5.3Fair4 pm74
6.0Good5 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 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 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 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

  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 770 m0.5 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
810 m0.5 mi
Nearest town
740 m0.5 miMasachapa (village)
Nearest airport
55 km34 miAeropuerto Internacional Augusto César Sandino (MGA)

Nearby places

  • Hotel SummerChicken
    770 m0.5 mi

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.

  • Sat6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 51%
  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 35%
  • Mon7.2 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 35%
  • Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 33%
  • Wed9.3 ExcellentBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 41%