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Popoyo

Kitesurf spot · Nicaragua

Is it worth the trip?

0Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Every day scores the same

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 13 kn
Gusts
18kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
1.6 mwaves
Air
30°C

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 8 kn
Gusts
11kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
1.6 mwaves
Air
30°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 5 kn
Gusts
9kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
1.5 mwaves
Air
28°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
1.6 mwaves
Air
27°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
1.4 mwaves
Air
27°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 5 kn
Gusts
9kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
1.2 mwaves
Air
28°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 5 kn
Gusts
9kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
1.1 mwaves
Air
29°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 20, poor
  3. Tue 30, poor
  4. Wed 40, poor
  5. Thu 50, poor
  6. Fri 60, poor
  7. Sat 70, poor
  8. Sun 80, poor
  9. Mon 90, poor
  10. Tue 100, poor

The spot in four facts

  • Faces SWopen to the SW
  • Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
  • Avoid: NEblows out to sea
  • Water 28 °Cno wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind forecast and score for each day at Popoyo
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Sun 1Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 13 knots19knoffnot safe1.7 mwaves31°C
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 13 knots18knoffnot safe1.6 mwaves30°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots11knoffnot safe1.6 mwaves30°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots9knoffnot safe1.5 mwaves28°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots12kncross-off1.6 mwaves27°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 3 knots7knoffnot safe1.4 mwaves27°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 5 knots9knoffnot safe1.2 mwaves28°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots9knoffnot safe1.1 mwaves29°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 5 knots9knoffnot safe1.0 mwaves30°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots12knoffnot safe1.0 mwaves30°C

Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Popoyo

Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. The sea is about 25°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Popoyo. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$590–US$1,110 each

about US$590–US$1,110 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to LIR, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$288–US$596
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$60–US$94
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$114–US$188
Food7 days eating outabout US$127–US$234
Totalabout US$590–US$1,110

Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Popoyo

Closest

Popoyo

16 min by car · 24 places to stay

about US$40/nightcountry average

See 24 places to stay in Popoyo · Booking.com

About Popoyo its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$40 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 12h 10m

About 12h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LIR, direct, then 3h 15m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.