Check the Beach

Playa Dákura

Puerto Cabezas, North Caribbean Coast, Nicaragua

Today at a glance

Best: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:08 pm
6 am
9.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
7 am
9.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
15 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.4
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
26°C79°F
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
64 km/hmph N
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:08 pm
Today
9.7Excellent6 am106
9.7Excellent7 am106
9.0Excellent8 am106
8.0Great9 am96
7.8Great10 am117
8.9Excellent11 am127
8.4Great12 pm138
7.9Great1 pm149
7.0Great2 pm159
7.1Great3 pm1510
7.7Great4 pm1610
7.4Great5 pm159
Sat
7.2Great6 am1610
7.3Great7 am1711
6.6Good8 am1911
6.8Good9 am1610
6.0Good10 am1711
5.4Fair11 am159
4.9Fair12 pm159
4.8Fair1 pm138
4.7Fair2 pm159
4.8Fair3 pm1811
5.5Good4 pm1610
6.6Good5 pm138
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 2 pm, 0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 0.5 mLow 1 am, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 2 pm, 0.2 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 2 pm, 0.2 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
2.1 km1.3 miDákura (village)
Nearest airport
42 km26 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.

  • Sat7.3 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 75%
  • Sun8.1 GreatBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 41%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 27%
  • Tue9.4 ExcellentBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 55%
  • Wed9.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 41%