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El Transito surf break

El Transito surfForecast / Leon Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 25 Jan 2026 CST
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El Transito surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Transito sea temperature is
27.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Transito today?

The current surf forecast for El Transito at 4AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)131313121515151512121313131313131312181818181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13813613410389868584829817015111411411411311110311111380807795
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
5
NNW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
0
NE
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		ononoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:46AM
1.98
8:17PM
2.29
8:44AM
1.89
9:17PM
2.25
9:53AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:47AM
0.44
1:51PM
0.41
2:45AM
0.47
2:48PM
0.48
3:52AM
0.49
3:56PM
0.53
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise----6:11-------6:11-------6:11---
Sunset------5:45-------5:45-------5:46-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272725242731282726262626293335322927262528333330
Feels °C (?)302927272833283029282827272930282827262426313532
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