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San Juan del Sur surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 11 Jan 2026 CST
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San Juan del Sur surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's San Juan del Sur sea temperature is
27.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at San Juan del Sur today?

The current surf forecast for San Juan del Sur at 3PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

Table - waves today at San Juan del Sur. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121211111111111111111199101091110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)696969696969684744433030304336323028261716152219
Wind
(km/h)
40
NE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:30AM
1.92
8:59PM
2.13
9:26AM
1.81
9:52PM
2.06
10:28AM
1.74
10:49PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:35PM
0.64
3:28AM
0.69
3:28PM
0.75
4:28AM
0.72
4:26PM
0.81
5:29AM
0.71
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise6:05-------6:05-------6:05-------
Sunset--5:36-------5:37-------5:37-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252828272625252425282926262524242527292726252424
Feels °C (?)222524242422222122242623242221212223262524222121
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