Check the Beach

Playa de Pochomil

San Rafael del Sur, Managua, Nicaragua

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
28°C82°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
138 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
2213 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 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

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m740 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 230 m740 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
470 m0.3 miPochomil (village)
Nearest airport
55 km34 miAeropuerto Internacional Augusto César Sandino (MGA)

Nearby places

  • AltamarSeafood
    230 m740 ft
  • NarvaesFood and drink
    320 m0.2 mi
  • Hotel SummerChicken
    900 m0.6 mi

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 de Pochomil.

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%