Playa Gigante Surf Break

Playa Gigante, Nicaragua Weather Observations

Lat Long: 11.39° N 86.03° W

Issued: 11 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Gigante sea temperature is
29.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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
mod rainModerate rain
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
27 °C3.0
3.0
scattered
scattered

Managua/Augusto Cesar Sandino International Airport

85 km N192 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
25
moderate winds from the SE
(26 km/h at 130°)
30 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered

Liberia/Tomas Guardia Airport

102 km SSE415 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearThunderstorm -
15
light winds from the NNE
(13 km/h at 30°)
28 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
few
broken

Bluefields Airport

105 km WNW294 m above sea level

2 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm
5
light winds from the E
(7 km/h at 100°)
27 °C5.0
5.0
scattered
scattered

Juigalpa Airport

106 km NE288 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the E
(7 km/h at 90°)
26 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
scattered

Chinandega Airport

180 km WNW313 m above sea level

2 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm moderate rain thunderstorm
wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
26 °C5.0
5.0
few
scattered

Jinotega Airport

186 km N1570 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
5
light winds from the E
(7 km/h at 90°)
- °C3.0
3.0
overcast
-
-

lightning 39km SSW of Samara

207 km SSE0 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


Choluteca Airport

246 km NW384 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
wind obs. (9 kph from 360 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
36 °C10.0
10.0
few

Juan Santamaria Airport

251 km SE692 m above sea level

2 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm
5
light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 240 to 320 degs)
(7 km/h at 280°)
23 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

* 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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