Playa Gigante surfForecast / Tola Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 05 Nov 2025 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Playa Gigante surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Gigante sea temperature is
28.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Playa Gigante today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Gigante at 10PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)--
Afternoon (05 Nov)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (05 Nov)2ft (0.6m)18s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)131818181815161616161616151414141414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)138209255211155112201306306203159198171167206206169169130162155147113111
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:12PM
2.37
2:29AM
2.78
3:02PM
2.45
3:18AM
2.82
3:51PM
2.48
4:07AM
2.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:11PM
0.15
8:53AM
-0.07
9:01PM
0.08
9:41AM
-0.12
9:52PM
0.07
10:30AM
-0.10
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunrise-----5:37-------5:37-------5:37--
Sunset5:17-------5:16-------5:16-------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C292626262525262828262626252527272826262625252728
Feels °C (?)292626262425252729282728262627272929293028282929
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