Playa Gigante surfForecast / Tola Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 05 Apr 2026 CST
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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
27.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Gigante today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Gigante at 7AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131313131312121212121813141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)286282282277277198198198195192183178115131131131119125161156156156156151
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
30
E
35
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
20
E
25
ESE
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
2.16
5:30PM
2.31
5:58AM
2.06
6:08PM
2.20
6:38AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:13PM
0.27
11:19AM
0.44
11:50PM
0.36
11:55AM
0.54
12:30AM
0.47
12:34PM
0.65
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise---5:37-------5:37-------5:35----
Sunset------5:54-------5:54-------5:54-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C292625252831343229262625283134322927262628313533
Feels °C (?)272423242528323126242523252831312826252424283233
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