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Puerto Manticá

Harbour: bring your own boat · Nicaragua

Is it worth the trip?

4Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Thu 5: not enough of the right wind, 8 kn gusting 18, side-shore, Water: waves 1.6 m

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 3 knF1
Gusts
5kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
1.5 mwaves
Air
31°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 3 knF1
Gusts
5kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
1.5 mwaves
Air
29°C

Thu 5 · 20 out of 100

Wind
E 2 knF1
Gusts
3kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
1.6 mwaves
Air
30°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 2 knF1
Gusts
5kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
1.5 mwaves
Air
31°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 2 knF1
Gusts
3kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
1.3 mwaves
Air
30°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 2 knF1
Gusts
4kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
1.1 mwaves
Air
28°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 4 knF2
Gusts
7kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
1.0 mwaves
Air
29°C

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 213, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in six facts

  • Faces SWopen to the SW
  • Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
  • Avoid: NEblows out to sea
  • Open seato the swell
  • Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
  • Best in Feb4 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind forecast and score for each day at Puerto Manticá
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov13, poorwind from the east-north-east, 7 knotsF322knoffnot safe1.5 mwaves35°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 3 knotsF15knoffnot safe1.5 mwaves31°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 3 knotsF15knoffnot safe1.5 mwaves29°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the east, 2 knotsF13kncross-off1.6 mwaves30°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the east, 2 knotsF15kncross-off1.5 mwaves31°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the east, 2 knotsF13knoffnot safe1.3 mwaves30°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 2 knotsF14knoffnot safe1.1 mwaves28°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 4 knotsF27knoffnot safe1.0 mwaves29°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 3 knotsF16knoffnot safe1.0 mwaves33°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 3 knotsF15knoffnot safe1.0 mwaves32°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

best in Feb

Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

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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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the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Puerto Manticá

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).

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A harbour, 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. It is exposed to the open sea. We found no boat hire, sailing school or club within 10 km on the map, so bring your own boat here. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at intermediate level the best month is usually February, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Poneloya. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

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$577–US$1,090 each

about US$577–US$1,090 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to MGA, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$275–US$577
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$235
Totalabout US$577–US$1,090

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: Poneloya

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Poneloya

about 5 min by car · 14 places to stay

about US$40/nightcountry average

See 14 places to stay in Poneloya · Booking.com

About Poneloya 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 15h

About 15h door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → MGA, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA), then 2h 55m by road

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

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