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El Transito Surf Forecast
/ Leon Province (15 surf breaks) /
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El Transito surfForecast / Leon Province / Nicaragua
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 02 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
29.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Transito today?
The current surf forecast for El Transito at 11AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at El Transito. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | |
79 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 116 | 114 | 112 | 110 | 110 | 134 | 104 | 109 | 152 | 152 | 109 | 108 | 96 | 113 | 89 | 127 | 163 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:05AM2.11m | 3:12PM2.35m | 3:42AM2.11m | 3:49PM2.33m | 4:19AM2.09m | 4:26PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03AM0.40m | 9:36PM0.22m | 9:39AM0.40m | 10:12PM0.23m | 10:16AM0.43m | 10:49PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | 6:00 |
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Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
32 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 14 | S 9 |
 kJ | 79 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 116 | 114 | 112 | 110 | 110 | 106 | 75 | 73 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 66 | 65 | 43 | 114 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 59 | 3 | 1 | 66 | 91 | 66 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 79 | 107 | 106 | 134 | 104 | 74 | 152 | 152 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 113 | 87 | 42 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 19 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 50 | 109 | 72 | 68 | 109 | 108 | 96 | 48 | 89 | 127 | 116 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | — | W 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | — | SE 2 | ESE 4 | — | E 2 | — | W 6 | W 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 10 | — | 2 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 75 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 138 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Leon Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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