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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

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Poneloya Beach Las Penitas1.1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft741 kJ

5 ft461 kJ

4 ft440 kJ

4 ft194 kJ

4 ft484 kJ

4 ft407 kJ

4 ft305 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Poneloya Beach Las Penitas, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	57, good	5 ft12 ssoft	741kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Tue 20Oct	60, good	5 ft11 ssoft	461kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	31°C
Wed 21Oct	66, good	4 ft11 ssoft	440kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	63, good	4 ft9 ssoft	194kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	66, good	4 ft12 ssoft	484kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	71, good	4 ft11 ssoft	407kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	31°C
Sun 25Oct	65, good	4 ft11 ssoft	305kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°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

KAI RestauranteSeafood · 0.8 km from the centre
Restaurante Miami Seafood PoneloyaSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
Mi Rancho del MarTheme · 1.1 km from the centre
Restaurante Bertha1.1 km from the centre
Mangrove Island Bar and Grill1.3 km from the centre
Polska RestauracjaPolish · 1.4 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

Poneloya, Nicaragua