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Playa Gigante Surf Forecast
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Playa Gigante surfForecast / Tola Province / Nicaragua
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 04 Aug 2025 CST
How big are the waves at Playa Gigante today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Gigante at 5AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Playa Gigante. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 270 | 304 | 304 | 331 | 350 | 444 | 423 | 417 | 422 | 592 | 577 | 580 | 543 | 626 | 470 | 553 | 533 | 495 | 441 | 405 | 421 | 416 | 404 | 355 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | on | on | glass | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:05PM 1.66 | 11:23AM 1.98 | 12:09AM 1.71 | 12:21PM 2.04 | 1:05AM 1.81 | 1:13PM 2.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:57AM 0.84 | 6:03PM 0.69 | 6:00AM 0.80 | 6:57PM 0.59 | 6:56AM 0.72 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 05 | Wednesday 06 | Thursday 07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 |
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Rain (mm) | - | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Tola Province
Still cross-shore at Playa Gigante (light winds from the SSE at Managua/Augusto Cesar Sandino International Airport 86 km from Playa Gigante). 0.6m 11s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.3m 19s long period groundswell from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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