Playa de Wawa
Puerto Cabezas, North Caribbean Coast, Nicaragua
No photo of Playa de Wawa yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:09 pm9.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
8.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
7.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
7.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8.2
14 km/h8 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°C77°F
- Water
- 30°C85°F
- Wind
- 106 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 1912 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.4 m1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 3%
- Sunset
- 5:09 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 8 am, 0.6 m2 ft
- Low 3 pm, 0.3 m1 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 miWawa (village)
- Nearest airport
- 23 km14 miAeropuerto de Bilwi (PUZ)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa de Tio Wanita5.9 km3.7 mi north away8.9 Excellent later
- Playa Haulover23 km14 mi south away8.9 Excellent later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.3 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 88%
- Sun8.3 GreatBest 11 am to 1 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 53%
- Mon8.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 59%
- Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 31%
- Wed9.9 ExcellentBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 42%