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 experts: 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 expert 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: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Poneloya Beach Las Penitas1.1 kmabout 5 min by car5 ft741 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, fair5 ft515 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore, fair4 ft440 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small5 ft542 kJwind from the east, 2 knots, fair4 ft503 kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, fair4 ft423 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, fair4 ft305 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Poneloya Beach Las Penitas: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Poneloya Beach Las Penitas, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct46, fair5 ft12 ssoft741kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore30°C
Tue 20Oct43, fair5 ft11 ssoft515kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore30°C
Wed 21Oct34, too small4 ft11 ssoft440kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 22Oct39, fair5 ft12 ssoft542kJwind from the east, 2 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct40, fair4 ft12 ssoft503kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore29°C
Sat 24Oct37, fair4 ft11 ssoft423kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore30°C
Sun 25Oct28, too small4 ft11 ssoft305kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore29°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