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El Astillero surfForecast / Tola Province / Nicaragua
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Astillero surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Astillero sea temperature is
29.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Astillero today?
The current surf forecast for El Astillero at 5PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Astillero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
99 | 101 | 184 | 178 | 160 | 155 | 144 | 144 | 59 | 58 | 85 | 144 | 51 | 137 | 96 | 93 | 93 | 88 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:56PM2.35m | 2:25AM2.13m | 2:34PM2.38m | 3:04AM2.15m | 3:11PM2.39m | 3:41AM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.46m | 8:19PM0.29m | 8:24AM0.43m | 8:57PM0.24m | 9:02AM0.41m | 9:34PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
27 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 99 | 101 | 184 | 178 | 160 | 155 | 144 | 144 | 50 | 46 | 85 | 144 | 51 | 137 | 96 | 93 | 93 | 88 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 18 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 54 | 55 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 40 | 2 | 62 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 11 | S 15 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | WNW 4 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 16 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 2 | 17 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 3 | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | ENE 2 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 62 | 47 | 45 | 38 | 45 | 38 | 9 | 51 | 38 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 146 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Tola Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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