Puerto Sandino surf break

Puerto Sandino surfForecast / Leon Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 CST
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Puerto Sandino surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Puerto Sandino sea temperature is
28.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Puerto Sandino today?

The current surf forecast for Puerto Sandino at 12PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 34°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
604
487
449
400
394
431
431
431
357
373
282
273
222
273
273
273
273
269
215
189
145
138
133
131
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
10
E
20
WSW
15
WNW
0
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
S
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
0
WSW
5
SE
5
E
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:13AM2.24m
6:32PM2.41m
7:10AM2.15m
7:30PM2.24m
8:13AM2.07m
8:35PM2.09m
Low Tide
00:03AM0.07m
12:17PM0.27m
00:57AM0.19m
1:16PM0.41m
1:57AM0.33m
2:23PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:31
5:31
5:30
5:30
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5:59
6:00
6:00
6:00
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
27
30
34
33
29
29
28
27
27
30
32
30
29
28
27
26
26
29
29
29
28
27
27
28
28
29
34
33
30
33
30
27
28
31
33
30
31
31
31
30
30
31
30
30
30
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
604
487
449
400
394
431
431
431
357
373
282
273
222
273
273
273
273
269
215
189
145
138
133
131
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
W
7
0.4
SE
4
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
W
7
0.3
SE
4
0.1
SW
12
0.2
S
7
0.1
W
12
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.1
W
16
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
1
5
1
2
2
1
2
6
4
3
9
9
9
5
1
4
4
4
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
16
0.2
S
7
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
11
0.2
S
7
Energy kJ
7
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
2
6
3
10
3
5
4
12
12
1
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.2
WSW
2
0.5
W
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
3
7
3
6
1
4
5
5
10
6
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
34
34
18
0
56
40
0
0
0
0
0
34
120
241
28
0
0
0
182
241
241
241
241
182
Best forecast wave conditions in Leon Province
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Nicaragua
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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