Poneloya, Nicaragua

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Poneloya, Nicaragua - panoramio (3)
Poneloya, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Juan José Mendoza, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Poneloya

Poneloya is a town in León Department, Nicaragua. From Poneloya you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Poneloya Beach Las Penitas, a surf spot 1.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 14 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is MGA, 99 km away.

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Staying in Poneloya

  • 14 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: MGA, 99 km, TGU, 188 km, XPL, 231 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Poneloya.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Poneloya: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Poneloya Beach Las Penitas1.1 kmabout 5 min by car6 ft1018 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, good5 ft603 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good5 ft440 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore, good4 ft337 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, good4 ft311 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, good4 ft488 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, good4 ft364 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, good
All readings for Poneloya Beach Las Penitas: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Poneloya Beach Las Penitas, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct61, good6 ft13 ssoft1,018kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Mon 19Oct58, good5 ft11 ssoft603kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore31°C
Tue 20Oct63, good5 ft11 ssoft440kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore30°C
Wed 21Oct68, good4 ft10 ssoft337kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots31°C
Thu 22Oct65, good4 ft11 ssoft311kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Fri 23Oct68, good4 ft12 ssoft488kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore30°C
Sat 24Oct70, good4 ft12 ssoft364kJwind from the east, 4 knots30°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Poneloya, 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).

Places to eat near Poneloya

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