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El Coco Surf Forecast
/ Rivas Province (9 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
El Coco surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 28 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Coco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Coco sea temperature is
29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at El Coco today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Coco at 10AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Coco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
212 | 212 | 215 | 228 | 289 | 238 | 234 | 215 | 212 | 212 | 218 | 231 | 241 | 164 | 203 | 132 | 169 | 297 | 268 | 267 | 336 | 313 | 330 | 402 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:26AM1.96m | 12:40PM2.25m | 1:14AM1.99m | 1:23PM2.28m | 1:57AM2.03m | 2:04PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24AM0.62m | 7:08PM0.46m | 7:10AM0.60m | 7:50PM0.40m | 7:53AM0.57m | 8:30PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | 6:01 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 212 | 212 | 215 | 228 | 289 | 238 | 234 | 215 | 212 | 212 | 218 | 231 | 241 | 164 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 297 | 268 | 208 | 336 | 208 | 330 | 402 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 69 | 203 | 132 | 169 | 36 | 35 | 267 | 205 | 313 | 205 | 202 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | NNE 4 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 91 | 91 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 37 | 21 | 69 | 74 | 78 | 19 | 154 | 35 | 24 | 33 | 32 | 368 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Rivas Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Nicaragua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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