San Juan del Sur Surf Forecast

/ Rivas Province (9 surf breaks) /

Nicaragua (33 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (11.26° N 85.89° W)

Surf Forecasts:

San Juan del Sur surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 CST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 29.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at San Juan del Sur today (31 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Juan del Sur at 7AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 May)	3.5ft (1.1m)	16s
Afternoon (31 May)	3ft (0.9m)	19s
Evening (31 May)	3.5ft (1.1m)	19s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning).
		Sunday 31								Monday 1								Tuesday 2
	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	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 21	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	287	326	365	397	604	455	627	825	817	911	718	1007	1099	1087	1199	1185	1158	1014	865	728	719	636	628	620
Wind (km/h)	SSE	NNE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			2:38AM2.07m				2:43PM2.32m					3:17AM2.09m				3:23PM2.33m				3:57AM2.10m				4:02PM2.31m
Low Tide	8:30PM0.34m				8:33AM0.53m					9:09PM0.31m				9:13AM0.51m				9:47PM0.30m				9:52AM0.52m


	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02
mm	4	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	28	28	27	27	29	30	31	30	29	28	27	27	29	31	31	30	29	28	27	27	29	31	32	30
Feels °C	32	33	31	30	30	31	31	32	30	29	28	28	29	31	31	31	30	28	27	27	28	30	31	31
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 20	SW 19	SSW 14	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	202	326	322	397	604	455	627	431	817	911	718	1007	1099	1087	1199	1185	1158	1014	865	728	719	636	628	620
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SW 13	SW 13	SW 21	SW 20	SW 15	SSW 14	SW 19	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 12	S 12	S 13	S 12	S 13	S 11	S 12	S 11	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	229	134	132	344	380	262	215	825	431	347	248	121	110	121	103	82	89	103	61	70	59	63	61	58
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 13	S 9	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 6	S 8	—	S 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 22	SW 22	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21
kJ	287	287	365	132	6	201	162	12	5	—	113	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	18	72	72	69
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 6	—	—	SE 6	SE 6	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	E 8	ENE 3	NE 4	ENE 4	—	—	ENE 3	NE 3	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 4	ENE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	18	9	31	22	31	32	7	15	13	—	—	3	4	7	12	18	16
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	7	0	0	0	23	0	7	7	23	46	46	7	17	46	46	89	46	46	11	23	46	46	104	9
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4						4	3				3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	8	5	4	5	4	6	4	4	5

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