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Playa El Yanqui surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 05 Feb 2026 CST
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Playa El Yanqui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa El Yanqui sea temperature is
25.2° C
 (Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa El Yanqui today?

The current surf forecast for Playa El Yanqui at 7AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 05). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (06 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (06 Feb)1ft (0.3m)15s

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

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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
WNW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)171611111616161515121110991491414888131616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)494725242424242342796857332920162018777174141
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
E
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:37AM
2.38
6:02PM
2.49
6:19AM
2.24
6:42PM
2.38
7:00AM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:35PM
0.26
11:47AM
0.22
12:17AM
0.34
12:25PM
0.35
12:59AM
0.45
1:05PM
0.49
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise----6:05-------6:05-------6:05---
Sunset------5:47-------5:47-------5:47-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272423232427282625232221222528242323222223262827
Feels °C (?)231916151621222220171514141721191717151515192221
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