About Pochomil

Pochomil is a town in Managua Department, Nicaragua. From Pochomil you can reach 6 surf spots, 3 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Pochomil Beach Break, a surf spot 0.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 23 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is MGA, 55 km away.

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Staying in Pochomil

23 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: MGA, 55 km, LIR, 168 km, NOB, 220 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Pochomil. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Pochomil too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Pochomil Beach Break0.7 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft1001 kJ

5 ft630 kJ

4 ft439 kJ

4 ft463 kJ

4 ft505 kJ

4 ft461 kJ

3 ft235 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Pochomil Beach Break, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	56, good	6 ft13 ssoft	1,001kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	630kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	4 ft11 ssoft	439kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	35, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	463kJ	wind from the south, 0 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	4 ft12 ssoft	505kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	461kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	235kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	31°C

Cherrio's20 kmabout 35 min by car

6 ft1003 kJ

5 ft614 kJ

4 ft439 kJ

4 ft432 kJ

4 ft490 kJ

4 ft469 kJ

4 ft306 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cherrio's, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	56, good	6 ft13 shollow	1,003kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	5 ft11 shollow	614kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	4 ft11 shollow	439kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	29°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	4 ft12 shollow	432kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	4 ft12 shollow	490kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	32, too small	4 ft12 shollow	469kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	4 ft11 shollow	306kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	30°C

Chigga's19 kmabout 35 min by car

6 ft1003 kJ

5 ft614 kJ

4 ft439 kJ

4 ft432 kJ

4 ft490 kJ

4 ft469 kJ

4 ft306 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Chigga's, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	56, good	6 ft13 shollow	1,003kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	5 ft11 shollow	614kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	4 ft11 shollow	439kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	29°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	4 ft12 shollow	432kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	4 ft12 shollow	490kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	32, too small	4 ft12 shollow	469kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	4 ft11 shollow	306kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	30°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Pochomil, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

These spots are more than 20 km from Pochomil. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Asunchillo22 kmabout 40 min by car

6 ft1003 kJ

5 ft614 kJ

4 ft439 kJ

4 ft432 kJ

4 ft490 kJ

4 ft469 kJ

4 ft306 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Asunchillo, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	56, good	6 ft13 shollow	1,003kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	5 ft11 shollow	614kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	4 ft11 shollow	439kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	29°C
Wed 21Oct	35, too small	4 ft12 shollow	432kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	4 ft12 shollow	490kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 shollow	469kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	4 ft11 shollow	306kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	30°C

Hemorrhoids21.2 kmabout 40 min by car

6 ft1003 kJ

5 ft614 kJ

4 ft439 kJ

4 ft432 kJ

4 ft490 kJ

4 ft469 kJ

4 ft306 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Hemorrhoids, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	56, good	6 ft13 shollow	1,003kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	614kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	4 ft11 shollow	439kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	29°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	4 ft12 shollow	432kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	4 ft12 shollow	490kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 shollow	469kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	4 ft11 shollow	306kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	30°C

Quizala20.5 kmabout 40 min by car

6 ft1003 kJ

5 ft614 kJ

4 ft439 kJ

4 ft432 kJ

4 ft490 kJ

4 ft469 kJ

4 ft306 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Quizala, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	56, good	6 ft13 shollow	1,003kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	5 ft11 shollow	614kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	4 ft11 shollow	439kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	29°C
Wed 21Oct	35, too small	4 ft12 shollow	432kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	4 ft12 shollow	490kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 shollow	469kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	4 ft11 shollow	306kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	30°C

Places to eat near Pochomil

Bar y Restaurante El NortenoSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre
El Cangrejito PochomilSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre
Alta mar. PochoplayaSeafood · 0.6 km from the centre
Bar y Rest. JohanaSeafood · 0.8 km from the centre
Nostal realBreakfast and brunch · 1.6 km from the centre
Restaurante mirador pasificoSeafood · 1.7 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Pochomil, Nicaragua

About Pochomil

Staying in Pochomil

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Further out

Places to eat near Pochomil