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Popoyo surfForecast / Tola Province / Nicaragua
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
28.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Popoyo today?
The current surf forecast for Popoyo at 9AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Popoyo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 92 | 90 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 65 | 62 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:21AM 2.18 | 8:02PM 2.25 | 8:18AM 2.03 | 8:57PM 2.18 | 9:18AM 1.90 | 9:52PM 2.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:18AM 0.48 | 1:38PM 0.36 | 2:17AM 0.59 | 2:31PM 0.51 | 3:19AM 0.65 | 3:26PM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
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