Check the Beach

Playa Auastara

Puerto Cabezas, North Caribbean Coast, Nicaragua

Today at a glance

Best: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:08 pm
6 am
9.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
7 am
9.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
7.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 am to 9 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C81°F
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
96 km/hmph N
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:08 pm
Today
9.7Excellent6 am127
9.8Excellent7 am127
9.0Excellent8 am117
8.2Great9 am106
8.0Great10 am117
8.5Excellent11 am138
7.6Great12 pm1610
7.7Great1 pm1710
7.1Great2 pm1710
7.5Great3 pm1711
8.0Great4 pm1711
7.6Great5 pm1610
Sat
6.8Good6 am1811
7.0Great7 am1912
6.6Good8 am2113
6.7Good9 am1811
6.0Good10 am1811
3.0Poor11 am159
3.4Poor12 pm1610
4.5Fair1 pm1710
4.5Fair2 pm149
4.0Fair3 pm1811
5.1Fair4 pm1811
5.9Good5 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, 0.2 m. High at 8 am, 0.5 m. Low at 1 pm, 0.3 m. High at 8 pm, 0.5 mLow 1 am, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 1 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.5 m1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 1 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 0.5 m1 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
1.7 km1 miAuastara (village)
Nearest airport
34 km21 miAeropuerto de Bilwi (PUZ)

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.

  • Sat7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 84%
  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 59%
  • Mon7.8 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 33%
  • Tue9.4 ExcellentBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 45%
  • Wed9.7 ExcellentBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 31%