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Playa Montelimar

San Rafael del Sur, Managua, Nicaragua

Playa Montelimar 1 photo

  • Playa Montelimar

    Playa Montelimar. https://www.flickr.com/photos/alfinaldeesteviaje/, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 10 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:23 pm
6 am
6.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.6
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
7.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
13 km/h8 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°C80°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
85 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
2%
Sunset
5:23 pm
Today
6.5Good6 am74
6.4Good7 am95
6.5Good8 am53
6.5Good9 am32
6.6Good10 am11
7.2Great11 am32
7.2Great12 pm63
8.0Great1 pm64
7.8Great2 pm53
7.4Great3 pm53
8.2Great4 pm21
8.6Excellent5 pm32
Fri
6.4Good6 am32
6.4Good7 am32
6.6Good8 am32
6.9Good9 am42
7.8Great10 am53
8.6Excellent11 am75
7.3Great12 pm149
6.7Good1 pm149
6.4Good2 pm117
6.4Good3 pm127
6.4Good4 pm138
6.7Good5 pm138
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.

About Playa Montelimar

Playa Montelimar is a beach in western Nicaragua, near the village of Quizala. It is 2.6 kilometers from Playa Quizala and has a sandy surface. The nearest airport is Aeropuerto Internacional Augusto César Sandino, located 53 kilometers away.

From Wikipedia

Montelimar is a beach located on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua in the department of Managua. Montelimar consists of 3 km of white sand beach. The main tourist attraction is the Barcelo Hotel and Resort.

Source: Montelimar Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 860 m0.5 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.8 km1.7 miQuizala (village)
Nearest airport
53 km33 miAeropuerto Internacional Augusto César Sandino (MGA)

Nearby places

  • Bar Las TortugasFood and drink
    860 m0.5 mi
  • Bar Las PalmerasFood and drink
    970 m0.6 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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The days ahead

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

  • Fri8.6 ExcellentBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sat6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 51%
  • Sun8.3 GreatBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 27%
  • Mon7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 28%
  • Tue8.4 GreatBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 37%
  • Wed9.3 ExcellentBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 3%