El Coco surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 30 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
29.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Coco today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Coco at 6AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)20s
Afternoon (31 May)3.5ft (1.0m)19s
Evening (31 May)3.5ft (1.1m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
402
778
768
459
656
723
935
925
887
804
1358
1634
1615
1312
1282
1267
1107
943
813
793
701
701
692
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:38AM2.07m
2:43PM2.32m
3:17AM2.09m
3:23PM2.33m
3:57AM2.10m
4:02PM2.31m
Low Tide
8:30PM0.34m
8:33AM0.53m
9:09PM0.31m
9:13AM0.51m
9:47PM0.30m
9:52AM0.52m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:02
4
1
2
Temp °C
28
28
27
27
29
31
32
30
29
28
27
27
30
31
32
30
29
28
27
27
29
32
33
30
33
33
31
30
31
33
32
33
31
30
28
28
30
30
32
31
31
29
27
27
28
31
33
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
Energy kJ
330
402
778
768
322
656
553
553
553
585
804
1358
1634
1615
1312
1282
1267
1107
943
813
793
701
701
692
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SW
14
0.5
S
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
205
196
441
412
357
537
723
935
925
887
407
92
170
157
119
119
134
132
85
83
85
83
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.6
SW
21
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.8
SW
20
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.4
NNE
4
Energy kJ
30
368
20
20
459
19
13
12
19
21
18
18
45
70
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
31
6
4
5
6
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
9
0
2
0
9
34
34
0
3
34
34
102
34
34
0
9
34
34
118
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Rivas Province
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Nicaragua
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
5
4
6
4
4
5
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