Playa Colorado Surf Forecast

/ Tola Province (9 surf breaks) /

Nicaragua (33 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Playa Colorado surfForecast / Tola Province / Nicaragua

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 12 Sep 2025 CST

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

Today's Playa Colorado sea temperature is 29.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa Colorado today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Colorado at 10PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (12 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	15s
Evening (12 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	15s

Table - waves today at Playa Colorado. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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	Friday 12			Saturday 13								Sunday 14								Monday 15
	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	20	13	18	18	18	18	18
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	427	415	415	415	410	472	472	466	459	459	453	440	366	355	304	304	304	306	299	396	621	614	607	600
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	SE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	E	E
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			6:02PM 2.35				6:24AM 2.58				6:53PM 2.21				7:18AM 2.42				7:52PM 2.07				8:19AM 2.26
Low Tide / height (m)					12:05AM 0.19				12:46PM 0.21				12:57AM 0.33				1:43PM 0.34				1:57AM 0.48

	Friday 12			Saturday 13								Sunday 14								Monday 15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:33	-	-
Sunset	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	5	8	3	7	3	2	-	-	-	1	3	2	-	-	-
Temp. °C	32	30	29	27	26	26	29	31	30	26	26	25	25	24	25	27	28	27	26	25	25	25	28	29
Feels °C (?)	31	30	30	30	29	29	30	32	31	28	28	28	27	26	28	29	29	30	27	25	26	27	28	29

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Tola Province

Wind Update Offshore wind reported 83 km from Playa Colorado (light winds from the ESE at Managua/Augusto Cesar Sandino International Airport 83 km from Playa Colorado). 1.0m 15s groundswell from the SW with a 0.6m 10s swell from the S and a 0.5m 7s swell from the W. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 41 minutes ago Playa Colorado

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