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Lat Long: 11.19° N 85.82° W

Playa Hermosa Surf Photo: 'PLAYA HERMOSA SURF CAMP' by EDUARDO HOLMANN

Issued: 11 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Hermosa sea temperature is

29.0° C

0.7°

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NE		SW	ESE
	14 s	off		14 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Hermosa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ENE	SE	SW	S
	14 s	cross- off	6 s	14 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Hermosa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ENE	E	SW	S
	14 s	cross- off	6 s	14 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Hermosa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ENE	E	SW	SW
	13 s	off	2 s	13 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Hermosa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NE	NE	SW	S
	13 s	off	3 s	13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Hermosa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NE	NE	SW	S
	13 s	off	3 s	13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Hermosa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ENE	ENE	SSW	SSW
	13 s	off	3 s	13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Hermosa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NE	ESE	SW	SSW
	13 s	off	6 s	13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Hermosa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ENE	NE	SW	S
	13 s	off	3 s	13 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Hermosa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ENE	NE	SW	S
	13 s	off	3 s	13 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Hermosa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ENE	NE	SW	S
	13 s	off	3 s	13 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Hermosa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NE	NE	SW	S
	13 s	off	3 s	13 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Hermosa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NE	NE	SW	S
	13 s	off	3 s	13 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Hermosa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ENE	NE	SW	SSW
	13 s	off	3 s	13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Hermosa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ENE	NE	SW	S
	13 s	off	3 s	12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Hermosa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NE	NE	SW	SSW
	13 s	off	3 s	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Hermosa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NE	NE	SW	SSW
	12 s	off	3 s	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Hermosa around the time the photo was taken

Image captured one minute after high water (at high ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.3m (7.5 ft). Range 3.05m (10.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Playa Hermosa Surf Photo: 'PLAYA HERMOSA SURF CAMP' by EDUARDO HOLMANN

en el centro de Playa Hermosa. Un día cualquiera

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User: EDUARDO HOLMANN (1 photo)

Country: Nicaragua (134 photos)

Photo taken at: 6:08 pm 9 Jan 2011