Playa El Ostional
San Juan del Sur, Rivas, Nicaragua
Today at a glance
Best: 12 pm to 2 pm, sunset 5:21 pm8.1
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
8.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
7.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
7.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
7.0
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
7.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
8.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
9.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
7.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
6.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 12 pm to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 26°C78°F
- Water
- 30°C86°F
- Wind
- 1610 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 3522 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.9 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:21 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
Facilities
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 890 m0.6 miGaspar García Laviana - El Ostional
- Nearest town
- 750 m0.5 miEl Ostional (village)
- Nearest airport
- 46 km29 miAeropuerto Internacional Costa Esmeralda (ECI)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa El Roble1.4 km0.8 mi west away8.6 Excellent later
- Playa Anima2.3 km1.4 mi north-west away8.6 Excellent later
- Playa El Manzanillo3.2 km2.0 mi south-east away8.6 Excellent later
- Playa La Canoa3.3 km2.0 mi north-west away8.6 Excellent later
- Playa La Cagadita4.2 km2.6 mi north-west away8.6 Excellent later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.0 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 2%
- Sun7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 6%
- Mon8.3 GreatBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
- Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 8%
- Wed9.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 7%
- Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 11%