Check the Beach

Playa de Wounta

Prinzapolka, North Caribbean Coast, Nicaragua

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 5:10 pm
6 am
9.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
7 am
7.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8 am
8.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
7.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to 5 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C78°F
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
95 km/hmph N
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
18%
Sunset
5:10 pm
Today
9.1Excellent6 am106
7.8Great7 am85
8.6Excellent8 am106
7.3Great9 am127
7.8Great10 am117
8.1Great11 am117
8.5Excellent12 pm138
7.8Great1 pm149
8.6Excellent2 pm128
9.0Excellent3 pm117
8.7Excellent4 pm117
8.0Great5 pm106
Sat
7.0Great6 am127
7.3Great7 am128
7.1Great8 am138
6.9Good9 am1610
6.7Good10 am159
6.4Good11 am148
6.3Good12 pm117
6.1Good1 pm117
4.7Fair2 pm1811
5.1Fair3 pm149
5.3Fair4 pm128
6.0Good5 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 4 pm, 0.3 m. High at 8 pm, 0.4 mLow 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 4 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 4 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
1.1 km0.7 miWounta (village)
Nearest airport
58 km36 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 Wounta.

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 1 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 63%
  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 27%
  • Mon8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 27%
  • Tue8.1 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 20%
  • Wed9.9 ExcellentBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 11%