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Playa Los Playones

San Juan del Sur, Rivas, Nicaragua

Playa Los Playones 5 photos

  • Playa Maderas, Nicaragua (Unsplash)

    Playa Maderas, Nicaragua (Unsplash). Jason Briscoe jbriscoe, CC0. Source

  • Playa Ocotal

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

  • Playa Maderas, Nicaragua (Unsplash eJQlw7FifGE)

    Playa Maderas, Nicaragua (Unsplash eJQlw7FifGE). Jason Briscoe jbriscoe, CC0. Source

  • Walking along the beach in the dark (Unsplash)

    Walking along the beach in the dark (Unsplash). Jason Briscoe jbriscoe, CC0. Source

  • Acacia collinsii, known as Cornizuela

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

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 10 am to 3 pm, sunset 5:21 pm
6 am
6.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.0
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.4
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.4
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.5
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.8
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C80°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
2415 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
3%
Sunset
5:21 pm
Today
6.7Good6 am138
7.1Great7 am1811
6.2Good8 am2214
6.3Good9 am2616
5.6Good10 am3018
5.6Good11 am3119
6.0Good12 pm3119
7.4Great1 pm2516
7.7Great2 pm2415
8.1Great3 pm2113
8.3Great4 pm1912
7.9Great5 pm1711
Fri
6.4Good6 am1610
6.3Good7 am1912
6.5Good8 am2113
6.0Good9 am2213
7.4Great10 am2213
7.4Great11 am2013
7.5Great12 pm1710
6.5Good1 pm1510
6.5Good2 pm1610
6.4Good3 pm149
6.5Good4 pm117
6.8Good5 pm95
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 am, 1.3 m. Low at 6 am, -0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.1 mHigh 12 am, 1.3 m4 ftLow 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • High 12 am, 1.3 m4 ft
  • 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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 210 m680 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
4.5 km2.8 miEl Bastón (village)
Nearest airport
19 km12 miAeropuerto Internacional Costa Esmeralda (ECI)

Nearby places

  • Bar El ranchitoLocal
    210 m680 ft
  • Bar MatildaFood and drink
    300 m980 ft

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.

  • Fri7.5 GreatBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 4%
  • Sat7.6 GreatBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue9.3 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed9.6 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%