Check the Beach

Playa Wankluma

Prinzapolka, North Caribbean Coast, Nicaragua

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 5:11 pm
6 am
8.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7 am
8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.6
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: 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
96 km/hmph N
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
10%
Sunset
5:11 pm
Today
8.4Great6 am127
8.0Great7 am106
7.5Great8 am106
7.5Great9 am127
7.3Great10 am127
7.4Great11 am128
8.0Great12 pm159
8.5Excellent1 pm159
9.3Excellent2 pm149
9.3Excellent3 pm138
9.6Excellent4 pm117
7.8Great5 pm106
Sat
6.8Good6 am127
7.1Great7 am138
7.2Great8 am138
6.9Good9 am159
6.6Good10 am138
6.1Good11 am128
5.7Good12 pm138
5.3Fair1 pm138
5.3Fair2 pm117
4.1Fair3 pm127
5.8Good4 pm138
5.8Good5 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, 0.5 m. Low at 2 pm, 0.3 m. High at 8 pm, 0.4 mLow 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 0.5 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, 0.5 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 airport
98 km61 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.

  • Sat7.2 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 45%
  • Sun8.2 GreatBest 12 pm to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 20%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 27%
  • Tue9.7 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 17%
  • Wed9.7 ExcellentBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 16%