Popoyo Surf Forecast

/ Tola Province (9 surf breaks) /

Nicaragua (33 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Popoyo surfForecast / Tola Province / Nicaragua

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 13 Sep 2025 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 29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Popoyo this week:

The surf forecast for Popoyo over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 13) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Popoyo in the next 12 days are 1.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 15) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 16) at 12AM.

Wave Type	Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	9PM (Sat 13th Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m) 14s
Best Surf	6AM (Mon 15th Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m) 18s
Most Powerful	6PM (Mon 15th Sep)	5ft (1.5m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Popoyo over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).
	Sat 13		Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	20	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	536	514	357	490	696	954	963	981	1170	1056	829	975	953	647	545	463	318	222	219	209	154
Wind (km/h)	E	NE	E	ESE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	S	SSE	S	SSW	SW	SW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)		6:53PM 2.21	7:18AM 2.42		7:52PM 2.07	8:19AM 2.26		9:00PM 1.96	9:29AM 2.14		10:18PM 1.92	10:45AM 2.08		11:33PM 1.97	11:56AM 2.10		12:37AM 2.07		12:56PM 2.16	1:28AM 2.20
Low Tide / height (m)		12:57AM 0.33		1:43PM 0.34	1:57AM 0.48		2:49PM 0.47		3:07AM 0.61	4:02PM 0.54		4:25AM 0.67	5:15PM 0.55		5:41AM 0.64		6:19PM 0.49	6:45AM 0.56		7:12PM 0.42	7:37AM 0.46

	Sat 13		Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19
Sunrise	-	-	5:33	-	-	5:33	-	-	5:33	-	-	5:33	-	-	5:33	-	-	5:33	-	-	5:33
Sunset	5:45	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:42	-	-

Rain (mm)	6	10	-	3	7	-	1	6	-	-	-	3	3	7	1	8	9	-	-	1	1
Temp. °C	31	25	29	30	26	30	30	27	30	30	27	30	30	27	28	27	25	28	28	26	28
Feels °C (?)	34	26	30	32	27	31	31	29	30	29	27	33	33	31	30	28	27	28	29	29	30

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Tola Province

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Popoyo (calm at Rivas Airport 32 km from Popoyo). 1.1m 14s groundswell from the SW with a 0.6m 9s swell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
2 hours 10 minutes ago Popoyo

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Information about the Popoyo Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Popoyo provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Popoyo can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Popoyo surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Popoyo) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Popoyo may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Popoyo is 30 km (19 miles) from Rivas. If you plan a holiday in Tola Province, look for hotels and other accommodation in Rivas. Rivas has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.