North beach
Coastal areas · Nicaragua
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North beach is a SW-facing sand beach on the Nicaragua shoreline, opening onto the Caribbean Sea — it catches S–NW swell, and offshore NE–E winds tidy the banks through year-round.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~29.1°C (84.4°F) on average
Jan
27.2°C
81°F · 25.8–28.3°C
Feb
27.3°C
81.1°F · 26.3–28.2°C
Mar
27.4°C
81.3°F · 26.2–28.3°C
Apr
28°C
82.4°F · 26.9–28.7°C
May
28.5°C
83.3°F · 27.6–29.8°C
Jun
28.7°C
83.7°F · 27.6–29.8°C
Jul
28.4°C
83.1°F · 27–29.9°C
Aug
28.7°C
83.7°F · 27.6–29.8°C
Sep
29.1°C
84.4°F · 28.1–30.3°C
Oct
29°C
84.2°F · 27.8–30.1°C
Nov
28.5°C
83.3°F · 26.8–29.5°C
Dec
28°C
82.4°F · 27–28.8°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
S–NW
Best wind
NE–E
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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