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Playa Punta Dick

Puerto Cabezas, North Caribbean Coast, Nicaragua

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:08 pm
6 am
9.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
7 am
9.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
17 km/h10 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
27°C80°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
95 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:08 pm
Today
7.8Great6 am53
7.7Great7 am53
8.6Excellent8 am106
8.8Excellent9 am138
7.9Great10 am159
8.3Great11 am1610
6.8Good12 pm159
6.8Good1 pm159
6.8Good2 pm159
6.9Good3 pm159
6.9Good4 pm159
7.0Great5 pm148
Fri
9.5Excellent6 am96
9.5Excellent7 am96
9.0Excellent8 am106
8.3Great9 am96
8.6Excellent10 am117
8.7Excellent11 am117
8.4Great12 pm128
7.9Great1 pm138
6.9Good2 pm149
6.9Good3 pm159
7.4Great4 pm1610
7.6Great5 pm1710
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 8 am, 0.5 m. Low at 1 pm, 0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 0.5 mLow 1 am, 0.1 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 1 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.5 m1 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 1 am, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 8 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 1 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
4.4 km2.8 miDákura (village)
Nearest airport
47 km29 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.

  • Fri9.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 10%
  • Sat7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 75%
  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 41%
  • Mon7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 27%
  • Tue9.2 ExcellentBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 55%
  • Wed9.4 ExcellentBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 41%