Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Juan del Sur today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Juan del Sur at 5PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at San Juan del Sur. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 598 | 590 | 590 | 581 | 513 | 440 | 478 | 350 | 392 | 347 | 290 | 286 | 286 | 286 | 239 | 199 | 190 | 184 | 181 | 181 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:10PM2.35m | 4:30AM2.52m | 4:48PM2.33m | 5:07AM2.54m | 5:27PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.29m | 10:15PM0.24m | 10:43AM0.25m | 10:51PM0.24m | 11:23AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 26 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 598 | 590 | 590 | 581 | 513 | 440 | 478 | 350 | 392 | 347 | 290 | 286 | 286 | 286 | 239 | 199 | 190 | 184 | 181 | 181 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 9 | W 11 | S 8 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | SW 20 | SW 6 | W 10 | SW 6 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 51 | 82 | 81 | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 70 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 57 | 46 | 46 | 21 | 33 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 57 | 46 | 46 | 21 | 33 | 23 | 46 | 197 | 108 | 7 |
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