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Playa Maderas

San Juan del Sur, Rivas, Nicaragua

Playa Maderas 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

Today 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
27°C80°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
159 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
2415 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:21 pm
Today
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
Sat
6.2Good6 am1811
6.0Good7 am2214
6.2Good8 am2314
6.2Good9 am2415
6.1Good10 am2314
6.1Good11 am2113
6.1Good12 pm2113
6.1Good1 pm2113
6.3Good2 pm1811
6.6Good3 pm159
7.6Great4 pm138
6.8Good5 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best 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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 190 m620 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
3.9 km2.4 miEl Bastón (village)
Nearest airport
20 km12 miAeropuerto Internacional Costa Esmeralda (ECI)

Nearby places

  • Maderas SunsetFood and drink
    190 m620 ft
  • Tacos LocosFood and drink
    210 m680 ft
  • Los tres hermanosFood and drink
    230 m740 ft
  • Bar & Grill StudioFood and drink
    230 m760 ft
  • Bar MatildaFood and drink
    810 m0.5 mi

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.

  • 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%