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Playa Colorado

Tola, Rivas, Nicaragua

Playa Colorado 1 photo

  • Sunset from the Hacienda Iguana condos - panoramio

    Sunset from the Hacienda Iguana condos - panoramio. Eric Phelps, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:22 pm
6 am
6.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.2
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
27°C81°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:22 pm
Today
6.1Good6 am1711
6.6Good7 am1811
6.1Good8 am2012
5.9Good9 am2113
7.2Great10 am2013
7.2Great11 am1811
6.5Good12 pm159
6.7Good1 pm127
6.6Good2 pm138
6.4Good3 pm138
6.4Good4 pm117
6.8Good5 pm85
Sat
6.0Good6 am1912
5.9Good7 am2113
5.9Good8 am2113
5.9Good9 am2214
5.9Good10 am2113
6.0Good11 am1912
6.0Good12 pm1912
6.0Good1 pm1912
6.4Good2 pm1711
6.6Good3 pm149
6.5Good4 pm138
6.7Good5 pm117
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 mLow 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 6 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -<0.1 m<1 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.

  • Sun8.8 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon8.0 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue9.3 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 8%
  • Wed9.3 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 18%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 500 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
2.8 km1.7 miEl Gigante (village)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miAeropuerto Internacional Costa Esmeralda (ECI)

Nearby places

  • Pili's KitchenFood and drink
    500 m0.3 mi

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

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