Check the Beach

Playa Sanawala

Puerto Cabezas, North Caribbean Coast, Nicaragua

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:08 pm
6 am
9.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
7 am
9.3
15 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
8.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
21 km/h13 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
29°C83°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2415 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:08 pm
Today
7.4Great6 am106
7.5Great7 am106
8.0Great8 am128
7.3Great9 am1710
7.1Great10 am1912
6.7Good11 am2013
6.6Good12 pm2012
6.6Good1 pm1912
6.8Good2 pm2012
6.8Good3 pm2113
7.9Great4 pm2113
8.2Great5 pm2113
Fri
9.1Excellent6 am159
9.3Excellent7 am1510
8.8Excellent8 am159
8.2Great9 am149
7.7Great10 am138
8.1Great11 am159
7.6Great12 pm2012
7.3Great1 pm2012
7.3Great2 pm1912
7.2Great3 pm2113
8.1Great4 pm2214
7.3Great5 pm2113
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 am, 0.2 m. High at 8 am, 0.6 m. Low at 2 pm, 0.3 m. High at 8 pm, 0.5 mLow 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 2 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.5 m1 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 2 pm, 0.3 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
3 km1.9 miKrukira (village)
Nearest airport
16 km10 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 Sanawala.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Fri9.3 ExcellentBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 7%
  • Sat6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 84%
  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 11 am to 1 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 59%
  • Mon7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 33%
  • Tue9.2 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 45%
  • Wed9.4 ExcellentBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 31%