El Transito surf break

El Transito surfForecast / Leon Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 01 May 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
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 8AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (01 May)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
S
10
0.5
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
85
85
58
58
69
71
72
79
125
123
123
123
121
119
116
114
83
107
106
134
104
74
152
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
0
NNE
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
0
ENE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
E
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
0
WSW
10
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:26AM2.09m
2:35PM2.34m
3:05AM2.11m
3:12PM2.35m
3:42AM2.11m
3:49PM2.33m
Low Tide
8:25AM0.42m
8:59PM0.24m
9:03AM0.40m
9:36PM0.22m
9:39AM0.40m
10:12PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
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5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
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6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
29
28
30
34
31
29
29
29
28
28
30
32
30
29
29
29
28
28
30
31
31
29
29
29
30
29
30
36
32
31
33
33
32
31
33
34
31
31
33
33
32
32
34
34
34
32
34
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
Energy kJ
70
68
70
47
47
69
71
72
79
125
123
123
123
121
119
116
114
83
82
82
78
75
73
72
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
W
4
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
W
4
0.5
SW
18
Energy kJ
85
85
85
58
58
65
63
66
59
3
1
66
91
66
40
3
38
79
107
106
134
104
7
152
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
W
4
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
20
0.3
SW
16
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.1
W
12
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
13
31
49
2
3
12
29
1
3
3
15
40
3
3
3
3
3
50
74
72
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
14
12
6
1
4
6
2
3
3
2
8
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
16
16
16
11
46
46
36
0
0
0
0
121
142
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
179
46
Best forecast wave conditions in Leon Province
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Nicaragua
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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