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El Transito surf break

El Transito surfForecast / Leon Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 16 Mar 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
26.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Transito today?

The current surf forecast for El Transito at 2AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (17 Mar)4ft (1.2m)15s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161616161615151515151414141414141414141415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1271125511151031906894883801733649640551489476476469352347337328272276288344
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
W
10
N
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
5
NNW
20
WSW
15
WNW
5
NNW
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:06PM
1.92
1:20AM
2.04
1:48PM
2.11
2:04AM
2.15
2:27PM
2.30
2:46AM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:10PM
0.63
7:34AM
0.47
7:56PM
0.46
8:13AM
0.35
8:39PM
0.30
8:51AM
0.24
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-----5:52-------5:52-------5:50--
Sunset5:57-------5:57-------5:57-------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C292726272625282828272727262629332927282826252829
Feels °C (?)282728302826302928283029272729342928313027273029
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