Playa Gigante Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.39° N 86.03° W

Playa Gigante, Nicaragua Weather Observations

Issued: 11 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Gigante sea temperature is
28.6° C
0.3° 

Playa Gigante surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Playa Gigante based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Playa Gigante right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Playa Gigante

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Rivas Airport

24 km E314 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the N
(7 km/h at 10°)
29 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered

Managua/Augusto Cesar Sandino International Airport

85 km N192 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the E
(15 km/h at 90°)
32 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered

Liberia/Tomas Guardia Airport

102 km SSE415 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainDry and partly cloudy
20
moderate winds from the E
(22 km/h at 80°)
A2982 °C0.0
0.0
few
broken
-

Bluefields Airport

105 km WNW294 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the NE
(7 km/h at 50°)
29 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

Juigalpa Airport

106 km NE288 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the E
(11 km/h at 90°)
32 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

Chinandega Airport

180 km WNW313 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
35 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered

Jinotega Airport

186 km N1570 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the N
(7 km/h at 360°)
27 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

La Vega wx

204 km ESE89 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
-
-
(- km/h at °)
21 °C-
-
-
-
0

Choluteca Airport

246 km NW384 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
light winds from the E
(19 km/h at 90°)
39 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

Juan Santamaria Airport

251 km SE692 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
wind obs. (28 kph from 120 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
SCT030 °C3.0
3.0


few

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Playa Gigante and within an acceptable time window.

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