Check the Beach

Playa Bocana Río Tuapí

Puerto Cabezas, North Caribbean Coast, Nicaragua

Today at a glance

Best: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:09 pm
6 am
8.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
7 am
8.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
8.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
15 km/h9 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
25°C78°F
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
96 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
2%
Sunset
5:09 pm
Today
8.6Excellent6 am138
8.9Excellent7 am127
8.3Great8 am127
7.8Great9 am127
7.3Great10 am127
7.3Great11 am106
7.1Great12 pm149
6.9Good1 pm1610
7.5Great2 pm149
7.7Great3 pm1610
7.9Great4 pm1711
7.6Great5 pm159
Sat
6.6Good6 am1710
6.7Good7 am1811
6.3Good8 am2214
6.4Good9 am2013
6.5Good10 am1912
6.0Good11 am1711
5.7Good12 pm159
5.2Fair1 pm1711
3.7Poor2 pm117
4.7Fair3 pm1510
5.0Fair4 pm1811
5.6Good5 pm159
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. High at 8 am, 0.6 m. Low at 2 pm, 0.3 m. High at 8 pm, 0.5 mHigh 8 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 2 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.5 m1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • High 8 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 2 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
2.8 km1.7 miTuapí (village)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miAeropuerto de Bilwi (PUZ)

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 Bocana Río Tuapí.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 76%
  • Sun8.2 GreatBest 11 am to 1 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 35%
  • Mon7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 25%
  • Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 25%
  • Wed9.2 ExcellentBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 15%