Playa Gigante Surf Break

Playa Gigante, Nicaragua Weather Observations

Lat Long: 11.39° N 86.03° W

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Gigante sea temperature is
29.7° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

Managua/Augusto Cesar Sandino International Airport

86 km N192 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the S
(7 km/h at 170°)
25 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered

lightning 131km SW of Corinto

203 km WSW0 m above sea level

2 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


lightning 51km NNE of Pital

242 km ESE41 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


Juan Santamaria Airport

252 km SE692 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
calm
(4 km/h at 1°)
21 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
broken

Barva

259 km SE1200 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 85°)
0
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

San Jose

269 km SE1195 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 121°)
5
20 °C-
-
-
-
0

Sabanilla wx

270 km SE1198 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 113°)
5
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

lightning 44km N of San Jose de Bocay

287 km NNE420 m above sea level

1 hour ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


Tegucigalpa/Toncontín International Airport

321 km NW1063 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
20 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered
broken

lightning 58km N of Matina

340 km ESE0 m above sea level

3 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


* 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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