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Playa El Coco

San Juan del Sur, Rivas, Nicaragua

Playa El Coco 1 photo

  • Casas Playa El Coco Nicaragua

    Casas Playa El Coco Nicaragua. Curtis Foreman, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 5:21 pm
6 am
6.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.9
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.7
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
9 km/h6 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
25°C78°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
159 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
3421 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:21 pm
Today
6.7Good6 am159
6.5Good7 am1610
6.2Good8 am2012
5.7Good9 am2214
5.9Good10 am2213
5.8Good11 am2013
6.8Good12 pm2012
6.7Good1 pm1811
6.7Good2 pm1610
6.7Good3 pm138
6.7Good4 pm75
6.7Good5 pm96
Sat
6.2Good6 am2013
6.2Good7 am2113
5.8Good8 am2314
6.0Good9 am2314
5.9Good10 am2214
5.9Good11 am2214
5.9Good12 pm2213
6.0Good1 pm2013
6.2Good2 pm1811
6.7Good3 pm1610
6.9Good4 pm138
7.8Great5 pm127
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.

  • Sun8.9 ExcellentBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon8.5 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue9.2 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 8%
  • Wed9.4 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 7%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 210 m690 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
290 m940 ftPlaya El Coco
Nearest town
140 m470 ftEl Coco (village)
Nearest airport
39 km24 miAeropuerto Internacional Costa Esmeralda (ECI)

Nearby places

  • Puesta del SolFood and drink
    210 m690 ft
  • Puesta del Sol RestuaranteFood and drink
    220 m720 ft

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

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