Playa Gigante Surf Break

Playa Gigante, Nicaragua Weather Observations

Lat Long: 11.39° N 86.03° W

Issued: 5 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Gigante sea temperature is
29.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Playa Gigante surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Playa Gigante based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Playa Gigante right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Playa Gigante

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Managua/Augusto Cesar Sandino International Airport

85 km N192 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
29 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered

Liberia/Tomas Guardia Airport

102 km SSE415 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the W
(6 km/h at 280°)
A2981 °C0.0
0.0
few
scattered
-

lightning 12km SE of Villa Sandino

133 km ENE297 m above sea level

2 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


Choluteca

246 km NW384 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
wind obs. (11 kph from 220 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
30 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
few

Juan Santamaria Airport

251 km SE692 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the E
(6 km/h at 90°)
23 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered

Barva

259 km SE1200 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 108°)
10
21 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tobias Bolano Airport

260 km SE994 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
calm
(4 km/h at 70°)
24 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
broken

San Jose

269 km SE1195 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
light winds from the ENE
(6 km/h at 70°)
15
22 °C-
-
-
-
0

Sabanilla wx

270 km SE1198 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
10
light winds from the NE
(10 km/h at 50°)
15
21 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP2695

296 km SW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear
15
light winds from the WNW
(13 km/h at 290°)
30.0 °C20.4
20.4


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Playa Gigante and within an acceptable time window.

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