Is it worth the trip?
5Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: not enough of the right wind, 7 kn gusting 14, side-onshore
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 25 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 1 knF0
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 26°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 29°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 30°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 277, good
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 425, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1061, good
- Wed 1134, poor
The spot in three facts
- Faces SWopen to the SW
- Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
- Avoid: NEblows out to sea
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 77, good | wind from the north-east, 11 knotsF4 | 22kn | offnot safe | – | 31°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 3 knotsF1 | 6kn | offnot safe | – | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 25, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 7 knotsF3 | 14kn | side-on | – | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 4 knotsF2 | 7kn | offnot safe | – | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 1 knotF0 | 4kn | offnot safe | – | 26°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 3 knotsF1 | 6kn | offnot safe | – | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 3 knotsF1 | 7kn | offnot safe | – | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 4 knotsF2 | 6kn | cross-off | – | 30°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 61, good | wind from the north-east, 9 knotsF3 | 20kn | offnot safe | – | 31°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 34, poor | wind from the north-east, 9 knotsF3 | 19kn | offnot safe | – | 31°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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Puerto Diaz
Known for sailing, 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).
A spot for sailing, 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. No town nearby. Nearest place to stay we found: Hotel Babilonia chontales, Juigalpa, 18 km. Nearest beds: Granada, 48 km (about 1h 25m by car). Nearest airport: Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport (MGA), 74 km.
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$476–US$925 each
about US$476–US$925 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to LIR, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$288–US$596 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$60–US$94 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$127–US$234 |
| Total | about US$476–US$925 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. 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: nearest beds 48 km away
No town nearby
Nearest place to stay we found: Hotel Babilonia chontales, Juigalpa, 18 km. Nearest beds: Granada, 48 km (about 1h 25m by car). Nearest airport: Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport (MGA), 74 km.
See places to stay near Granada, 48 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 13h 20m
About 13h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LIR, direct, then 4h 25m by road
Flights ORD → LIR on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.