Jiquilillo surfForecast / Leon Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 CST
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Jiquilillo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Jiquilillo sea temperature is
31.0° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jiquilillo today?

The current surf forecast for Jiquilillo at 8PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (21 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
266
266
266
262
262
174
171
171
220
258
248
245
206
160
162
201
208
206
127
129
127
432
432
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
S
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
SW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
20
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
High Tide
6:19PM2.36m
7:00AM2.21m
7:16PM2.20m
8:00AM2.16m
8:18PM2.05m
9:02AM2.12m
Low Tide
12:10PM0.26m
00:45AM0.14m
1:10PM0.39m
1:41AM0.27m
2:15PM0.50m
2:41AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:08
6:08
6:09
1
1
5
2
Temp °C
31
30
30
30
29
28
30
30
31
30
29
29
29
28
30
31
31
30
26
26
26
26
30
31
31
32
33
34
33
32
33
31
31
32
32
32
33
33
33
32
32
34
29
30
29
30
34
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
Energy kJ
178
266
266
266
262
262
174
171
171
220
258
248
245
206
160
162
201
208
206
57
48
43
432
432
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SW
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
Energy kJ
67
85
75
47
12
17
11
29
80
32
31
20
20
30
40
43
42
58
57
91
88
87
43
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.3
W
3
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.3
W
3
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
19
0.1
SW
9
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
13
2
2
2
30
30
30
49
50
27
28
26
2
9
15
71
43
67
89
127
129
127
3
91
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
7
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
SE
5
0.5
S
6
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
W
3
Energy kJ
2
3
13
2
3
12
18
1
6
2
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
254
116
100
82
82
20
0
0
0
132
127
82
100
20
0
0
0
100
138
133
82
0
20
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Leon Province
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Nicaragua
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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