El Coco Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

El Coco in Rivas Province is an exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf Offshore winds are from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around high tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Watch out for rips and rocks.

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Overall El Coco Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to El Coco:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa El Yanqui	1 mi
Second closest break	Los Pechos	2 mi
Third closest break	Playa Hermosa	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa Tamarindo	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa Remonso	5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to El Coco:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	485 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	602 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	925 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1019 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	1045 mi
Tide stations nearest to El Coco:
Closest tide station	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	106 mi
Second closest tide station	San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua	144 mi
Third closest tide station	Bluefields Lagoon entrance, Nicaragua	154 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Cayos de Perlas, Nicaragua	183 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Isla del Maiz Grande, Nicaragua	199 mi
Ski Resorts closest to El Coco:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1510 mi
Second closest ski area	Mount Pleasant (United States)	1573 mi
Third closest ski area	Cloudmont (United States)	1619 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1655 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1659 mi
Town and city forecasts close to El Coco:
Closest city location	San Juan del Sur (Nicaragua)	7 mi
Second closest city location	La Cruz (Costa Rica)	13 mi
Third closest city location	Rivas (Nicaragua)	19 mi
Fourth closest city location	Cardenas (Nicaragua)	20 mi
Fifth closest city location	San Jorge (Nicaragua)	21 mi

• The closest passenger airport to El Coco is Daniel Oduber Quiros International (Liberia) Airport (LIR) in Costa Rica, which is 69 km (43 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to El Coco is Managua International Airport (MGA) in Nicaragua, 117 km (73 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Nosara Airport (NOB) in Costa Rica, 132 km (82 miles) away.