El Transito surf break

El Transito surfForecast / Leon Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 30 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
29.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Transito today?

The current surf forecast for El Transito at 1AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 30). 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 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
116
116
109
85
85
85
85
58
69
69
72
79
125
123
123
123
121
119
116
114
83
107
106
Wind (km/h)
20
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
5
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
E
0
SE
5
NE
0
NNW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
N
10
NE
5
ENE
10
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
on
High Tide
1:57PM2.31m
2:26AM2.09m
2:35PM2.34m
3:05AM2.11m
3:12PM2.35m
3:42AM2.11m
Low Tide
8:21PM0.29m
8:25AM0.42m
8:59PM0.24m
9:03AM0.40m
9:36PM0.22m
9:39AM0.40m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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5:26
5:26
5:26
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6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
1
1
2
Temp °C
31
29
30
29
28
27
30
33
30
29
28
29
28
28
30
30
30
29
29
28
27
27
30
31
31
32
33
30
28
27
30
35
30
32
31
34
32
32
34
32
31
32
33
33
30
30
34
34
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
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
Energy kJ
118
116
48
47
70
68
47
68
47
69
69
72
79
125
123
123
123
121
119
116
114
83
82
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
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
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
45
48
116
109
85
85
85
85
58
65
63
66
59
3
2
66
91
66
4
5
3
79
107
106
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
SE
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
SE
4
0.2
W
3
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
SSW
19
Energy kJ
5
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
13
31
2
2
3
12
29
3
3
3
40
40
38
3
3
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.2
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
W
4
Energy kJ
5
4
8
4
4
1
4
3
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
16
11
0
0
16
16
16
11
121
75
36
0
0
0
0
121
104
223
36
0
0
0
0
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Leon Province
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
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)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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