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El Coco Surf Forecast
/ Rivas Province (9 surf breaks) /
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El Coco surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 20 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
28.8° 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 9PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Coco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, light winds from the E by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
161 | 161 | 357 | 239 | 221 | 139 | 139 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 262 | 212 | 212 | 209 | 209 | 167 | 167 | 200 | 189 | 189 | 192 | 189 | 153 | 153 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:24PM2.62m | 6:02AM2.41m | 6:19PM2.47m | 7:00AM2.35m | 7:17PM2.31m | 7:59AM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47PM0.04m | 12:08PM0.29m | 00:41AM0.15m | 1:08PM0.41m | 1:38AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 |
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Temp °C | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 |
30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 161 | 161 | 357 | 239 | 221 | 139 | 139 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 262 | 212 | 212 | 209 | 209 | 167 | 167 | 200 | 189 | 189 | 192 | 57 | 153 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 83 | 82 | 9 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 30 | 15 | 19 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 43 | 189 | 42 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 19 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 4 | SSE 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | NE 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 58 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 30 | 20 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 7 | S 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | S 8 | S 3 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 31 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 34 | 34 | 39 | 34 | 34 | 125 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 124 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Rivas Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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