San Juan del Sur surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 11 Aug 2025 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
28.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for San Juan del Sur at 2PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

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

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Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)161717171717171717161616161616161615151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)518512603681665663662681660582544523523547569519512523440346366364319312
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
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
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
2.45
4:34AM
2.55
4:49PM
2.44
5:15AM
2.61
5:33PM
2.40
5:59AM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:00AM
0.30
10:18PM
0.14
10:44AM
0.23
10:58PM
0.13
11:29AM
0.21
11:40PM
0.16
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Sunrise5:31------5:31-------5:31-------5:33
Sunset---6:04-------6:04-------6:02----
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Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C272829272626262527282927272626262728292827262626
Feels °C (?)262728262626262526282927282727272728292827252626
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Rivas Province

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at San Juan del Sur (light winds from the E at Rivas Airport 19 km from San Juan del Sur). 0.7m 18s long period groundswell from the SW with a 0.6m 13s groundswell, also from the SW and a 0.4m 6s windswell, also from the SSW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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7 km/h
E
0.0
28.4
Air / Water (°C)
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