El Coco surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 29 May 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
29.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Coco today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Coco at 6PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (29 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (29 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
0.8
SW
20
1.3
SSW
15
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
231
241
164
203
132
169
357
268
267
336
313
330
402
778
768
459
656
723
935
925
887
804
1358
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:23PM2.28m
1:57AM2.03m
2:04PM2.30m
2:38AM2.07m
2:43PM2.32m
3:17AM2.09m
Low Tide
7:10AM0.60m
7:50PM0.40m
7:53AM0.57m
8:30PM0.34m
8:33AM0.53m
9:09PM0.31m
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5:18
5:18
5:18
5:18
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6:01
6:01
6:01
6:02
3
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
28
30
32
29
28
27
27
27
29
31
31
29
28
27
27
27
28
28
27
26
26
26
27
27
28
31
34
32
31
31
31
31
32
34
33
31
30
29
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
Energy kJ
218
231
241
164
203
132
169
357
268
208
205
208
330
402
778
768
322
656
553
553
553
585
804
1358
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
7
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
21
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
20
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SSW
14
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
32
19
17
69
69
74
78
24
24
267
336
313
205
196
441
412
357
537
723
935
925
887
413
92
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.8
SW
20
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
15
15
37
16
16
26
25
111
154
24
22
22
287
368
20
20
459
13
13
12
20
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
6
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
2
0.1
NW
6
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
2
3
8
13
14
8
3
2
2
6
1
1
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
39
42
34
34
34
34
9
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
34
34
3
0
34
Best forecast wave conditions in Rivas Province
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Nicaragua
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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