Check the Beach

Playa Blanca

Tola, Rivas, Nicaragua

Playa Blanca 4 photos

  • Playa Ocotal

    Playa Ocotal. Martin Kulldorff, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Barleria oenotheroides

    Barleria oenotheroides. Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Prosopis juliflora, known as the Velvet Mesquite

    Prosopis juliflora, known as the Velvet Mesquite. Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Acacia collinsii, known as Cornizuela

    Acacia collinsii, known as Cornizuela. Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:21 pm
6 am
6.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.9
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.2
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.2
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.4
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.4
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Blanca.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C80°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
149 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
2214 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:21 pm
Today
6.3Good6 am1610
6.2Good7 am1912
6.3Good8 am2113
5.9Good9 am2213
7.2Great10 am2213
7.2Great11 am2013
7.4Great12 pm1710
6.4Good1 pm1510
6.4Good2 pm1610
6.3Good3 pm149
6.4Good4 pm117
6.7Good5 pm95
Sat
6.0Good6 am1811
5.8Good7 am2214
6.1Good8 am2314
6.1Good9 am2415
6.0Good10 am2314
5.9Good11 am2113
5.9Good12 pm2113
6.0Good1 pm2113
6.2Good2 pm1811
6.5Good3 pm159
7.4Great4 pm138
6.7Good5 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -<0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 6 pm, -<0.1 m. High at 12 am, 1.5 mLow 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 6 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 am, 1.5 m5 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • Low 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 am, 1.5 m5 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun9.0 ExcellentBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue9.2 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed9.5 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
6.5 km4 miEl Bastón (village)
Nearest airport
17 km11 miAeropuerto Internacional Costa Esmeralda (ECI)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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