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El Coco surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 CST
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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
27.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Coco today?

The current surf forecast for El Coco at 6PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

Table - waves today at El Coco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SW
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)11111111121211101010910911101098888101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6043303053756457565549373244403532141413129169
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:26AM
1.80
9:52PM
2.06
10:28AM
1.74
10:49PM
2.02
11:31AM
1.72
11:47PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:28PM
0.75
4:28AM
0.72
4:26PM
0.81
5:29AM
0.71
5:26PM
0.81
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise6:05-------6:05-------6:05-------
Sunset--5:37-------5:37-------5:37-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252829272625242425272827252524242528292826252424
Feels °C (?)222425242423222222232425222322222225272624222222
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