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Popoyo surfForecast / Tola Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 CST
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Popoyo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Popoyo sea temperature is
27.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Popoyo today?

The current surf forecast for Popoyo at 8AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). 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 (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131717171616161616161615151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)326261257201198195237344344336612487575575671561546505405371443361361389
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:32AM
2.44
4:49PM
2.72
5:21AM
2.39
5:39PM
2.62
6:13AM
2.31
6:32PM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:33AM
0.11
11:11PM
-0.01
11:23AM
0.18
12:02AM
0.08
12:16PM
0.29
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-5:30-------5:30-------5:28------
Sunset----5:55-------5:55-------5:55---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------------12------35
Temp. °C262629313432302827272932353229272726283234322927
Feels °C (?)242526283230292726252730343128262726263032323128
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