Check the Beach

Playa de Prinzapolka

Prinzapolka, North Caribbean Coast, Nicaragua

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to 5 pm, sunset 5:10 pm
6 am
8.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
7 am
8.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
7.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to 5 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C77°F
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
95 km/hmph N
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
18%
Sunset
5:10 pm
Today
8.6Excellent6 am106
8.1Great7 am85
7.9Great8 am106
7.4Great9 am127
7.3Great10 am127
8.2Great11 am127
8.2Great12 pm138
8.9Excellent1 pm149
9.3Excellent2 pm138
9.2Excellent3 pm117
9.2Excellent4 pm117
7.8Great5 pm106
Sat
7.1Great6 am117
7.4Great7 am127
7.1Great8 am138
6.9Good9 am159
6.8Good10 am149
6.5Good11 am138
6.3Good12 pm128
6.1Good1 pm127
4.6Fair2 pm1711
5.1Fair3 pm138
5.2Fair4 pm138
5.6Good5 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, 0.3 m. High at 8 am, 0.6 m. Low at 2 pm, 0.3 m. High at 8 pm, 0.4 mLow 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 2 pm, 0.3 m1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.4 m1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 8 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 2 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 0.4 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
930 m0.6 miPrinzapolka (village)
Nearest airport
73 km45 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 de Prinzapolka.

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.

  • Sat7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 63%
  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 27%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 27%
  • Tue9.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 20%
  • Wed9.8 ExcellentBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 11%