Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Puerto Sandino today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Puerto Sandino at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Puerto Sandino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 370 | 355 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 341 | 331 | 282 | 277 | 266 | 248 | 241 | 239 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:28AM2.19m | 6:54PM1.91m | 7:11AM2.05m | 7:41PM1.77m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.45m | 12:50PM0.45m | 00:54AM0.58m | 1:36PM0.58m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 36 | 37 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 370 | 355 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 341 | 331 | 224 | 215 | 208 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 87 | 62 | 54 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 46 | 75 | 71 | 282 | 277 | 266 | 248 | 41 | 239 | 239 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 20 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 86 | 85 | 187 | 179 | 166 | 163 | 162 | 162 | 285 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 241 | 37 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 3 | — | ESE 4 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 72 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 100 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 18 | 28 | 0 |
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