El Transito surf break

El Transito surfForecast / Leon Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 Apr 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
28.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Transito today?

The current surf forecast for El Transito at 7PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)171616161616161515141414141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)608545532525620612604487449437431431431431357373282273222222222222222219
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
5
N
15
WNW
0
N
10
NNW
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
0
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
SE
15
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:38PM
2.56
6:13AM
2.24
6:32PM
2.41
7:10AM
2.15
7:30PM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:23AM
0.15
12:03AM
0.06
12:17PM
0.27
12:57AM
0.19
1:16PM
0.40
1:56AM
0.32
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise5:31------5:31-------5:30-------5:30
Sunset--5:59-------5:59-------5:59-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------------111---1--231
Temp. °C303431302929272731333129292827272930292828272626
Feels °C (?)303632343228272831353231322928283131303132312930
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