Playa Gigante Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Nicaragua – Tola Province)
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Playa Gigante Spot ID: Type: beach and reef Reliability: fairly consistent Best: Swell SSW | Wind NE Sea Temperature Today is: 28.7 °C |
Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 12:00 Local time
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Playa Gigante in Tola Province is an exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights and there are also left and right hand reef breaks on offer.. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for rips and rocks.
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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs |
Tide Times:For Punta Arenas, Costa Rica, 217 miles from Playa Gigante.
Playa Gigante Tide Times and Tide Chart Live Weather:At Rivas Airport, 33 km from Playa Gigante.
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Overall Playa Gigante Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May
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Playa Gigante Location Maps
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Use this relief map to navigate to Tola Province surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Playa Gigante
Visitor Reviews of Playa Gigante |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa Gigante:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Playa Papollo | 2 mi |
| Second closest break | Perfect Peak (Playa Rosado) | 4 mi |
| Third closest break | Punta Manzanillo | 8 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Playa Sardinas | 10 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Punta Quilla | 19 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Playa Gigante: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Western Caribbean Buoy | 482 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Yucatan Basin Buoy | 582 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | Bay of Campeche Buoy | 896 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | East Gulf Buoy | 998 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | Mid Gulf Buoy | 1020 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Playa Gigante: |
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| Closest tide station | Punta Arenas | 135 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Bluefields Lagoon entrance | 168 mi |
| Third closest tide station | San Juan del Norte (Greytown) | 168 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | La Union, El Salvador | 173 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Cayos de Perlas | 195 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Playa Gigante: |
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| Closest ski area | Huascaran (Peru) | 1538 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Cloudmont (United States) | 1599 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Sky Valley (United States) | 1636 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Scaly Mountain (United States) | 1640 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Sapphire Valley (United States) | 1648 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Playa Gigante: |
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| Closest city location | Rivas (Nicaragua) | 19 mi |
| Second closest city location | Diriamba (Nicaragua) | 27 mi |
| Third closest city location | Jinotepe (Nicaragua) | 27 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Granada (Nicaragua) | 34 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Masaya (Nicaragua) | 35 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Playa Gigante is Managua International Airport (MGA) in Nicaragua, which is 75 km (47 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Playa Gigante is Daniel Oduber Quiros International (Liberia) Airport (LIR) in Costa Rica, 116 km (72 miles) away.
- The third closest airport is Nosara Airport (NOB), also in Costa Rica, 173 km (107 miles) away.
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