El Transito surf break

El Transito surfForecast / Leon Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 04 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
29.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Transito today?

The current surf forecast for El Transito at 8AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (04 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (04 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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)
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
109
108
96
113
89
127
163
361
361
361
448
269
258
255
355
355
360
435
532
546
483
411
411
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
ESE
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
5
SSW
20
W
10
WNW
5
N
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
SSW
20
SW
20
NW
10
N
15
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:19AM2.09m
4:26PM2.29m
4:57AM2.04m
5:04PM2.22m
5:36AM1.97m
5:42PM2.13m
Low Tide
10:16AM0.43m
10:49PM0.27m
10:53AM0.48m
11:26PM0.34m
11:31AM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:26
5:24
5:24
5:24
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6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
Temp °C
28
27
31
34
33
30
29
29
28
27
31
33
31
30
30
29
28
28
31
32
31
30
29
29
29
27
30
35
34
33
32
31
29
27
31
35
32
33
34
32
29
28
31
34
32
32
32
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
SW
13
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Energy kJ
96
96
70
46
113
43
61
61
361
361
361
448
269
258
255
355
355
360
435
532
546
483
411
411
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
S
10
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
16
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.3
SW
18
0.4
S
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
Energy kJ
152
89
88
88
65
87
114
163
61
60
42
40
49
25
44
38
36
35
22
21
33
22
21
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.4
S
8
0.4
SE
4
0.2
S
11
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
68
109
108
96
48
89
127
116
39
36
32
31
30
49
49
12
12
11
11
11
21
3
9
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
E
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SW
6
0.3
W
2
0.5
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.5
E
4
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
W
3
0.4
SE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
4
9
3
1
1
1
9
12
108
84
8
45
5
3
16
10
5
6
21
5
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
16
16
16
0
11
11
0
0
16
16
16
0
22
36
0
0
17
16
0
17
142
17
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Leon Province
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Nicaragua
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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