Check the Beach

Playa Dakban

Waspam, North Caribbean Coast, Nicaragua

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:07 pm
6 am
7.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7 am
8.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
9.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.1
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
29°C83°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
117 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
1710 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:07 pm
Today
7.2Great6 am64
8.3Great7 am53
7.6Great8 am64
7.9Great9 am85
9.1Excellent10 am96
8.4Great11 am117
8.1Great12 pm148
7.1Great1 pm1711
6.8Good2 pm1811
6.1Good3 pm1912
6.3Good4 pm2012
6.9Good5 pm1912
Sat
4.3Fair6 am2013
4.5Fair7 am1912
5.3Fair8 am2013
5.6Good9 am2012
4.8Fair10 am2214
4.4Fair11 am2616
4.5Fair12 pm2214
4.5Fair1 pm2415
4.5Fair2 pm2616
5.1Fair3 pm2214
5.0Fair4 pm2415
5.8Good5 pm2515
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, 0.1 m. High at 7 am, 0.5 m. Low at 1 pm, 0.2 m. High at 7 pm, 0.5 mLow 1 am, 0.1 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 1 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.5 m1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 1 am, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 7 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
6.4 km4 miIlaya (village)
Nearest airport
90 km56 miAeropuerto de Waspam (WSP)

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.

  • Sat5.8 GoodBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 73%
  • Sun7.7 GreatBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 47%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 33%
  • Tue7.7 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 43%
  • Wed7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 49%