El Coco surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
27.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Coco today?

The current surf forecast for El Coco at 3PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161515151514141414141414181317161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)441436430419398382372372367362297293288243236229183243232226387353334334
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ESE
25
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
SSE
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
SSE
5
S
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:47PM
2.50
2:14AM
2.30
2:30PM
2.65
2:59AM
2.40
3:15PM
2.75
3:44AM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:31AM
0.39
8:08PM
0.22
8:15AM
0.26
8:52PM
0.07
8:59AM
0.16
9:37PM
-0.03
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise5:31------5:31-------5:30-------5:30
Sunset--5:53-------5:53-------5:53-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C273133312826252428313429282625252831342927262525
Feels °C (?)242730292624242326283128282524252729332930292726
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