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Playa Tamarindo

San Juan del Sur, Rivas, Nicaragua

Playa Tamarindo 1 photo

  • San Rafael Nicaragua

    San Rafael Nicaragua. Curtis Foreman, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:21 pm
6 am
6.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
9 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
26°C79°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
3421 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
16%
Sunset
5:21 pm
Today
5.6Good6 am149
6.1Good7 am1711
4.9Fair8 am2214
4.9Fair9 am2616
4.8Fair10 am2817
5.0Fair11 am3018
5.6Good12 pm3019
7.0Great1 pm2616
7.1Great2 pm2515
7.9Great3 pm2113
7.8Great4 pm1811
6.8Good5 pm1610
Fri
6.4Good6 am159
6.1Good7 am1811
6.1Good8 am2012
5.5Good9 am2113
6.4Good10 am2113
6.8Good11 am2012
7.3Great12 pm1711
6.7Good1 pm159
6.6Good2 pm149
6.5Good3 pm149
6.5Good4 pm95
6.7Good5 pm95
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest 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.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.4 GreatBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun9.0 ExcellentBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon8.5 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue8.6 ExcellentBest 1 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 drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 900 m0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
3.9 km2.4 miEl Valle (village)
Nearest airport
31 km19 miAeropuerto Internacional Costa Esmeralda (ECI)

Nearby places

  • Lainup - El lineup CafeAmerican
    900 m0.6 mi

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

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