Nicaragua Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

Nicaragua wave (swell) map for surfers, windsurfers and sailors showing open ocean wave size, wave period and wave energy. You can customize the wave and wind maps with overlays for wind arrows, pressure and general weather for surfing. There are also options to display live wind observations from ships, wave buoys and weather stations on the wave maps in the Nicaragua region.

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Nicaragua Wavefinder

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	Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thu
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Nicaragua	Jacmel South Coast	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Hammerhead Nayarit	Isla Grande Colón	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Isla Grande Colón	Punta Roca Caribbean	Isla Grande Colón	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Dominical Golfo de Nicoya	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Hammerhead Nayarit	El Paredon Pacific Coast	Playa Negra Limon	Dominical Golfo de Nicoya	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Celestino Sinaloa
Rating	2	2	2	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SE	1.6 ENE	1.5 ENE	0.4 SSW	2.1 NE	1.6 NE	1.9 NE	2.1 NE	1.6 NE	1.8 NE	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.5 NE	0.4 WNW	0.5 SW	0.4 S	1.2 NE	0.4 SW	0.8 E	1.1 NE	0.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	7	9	9	11	9	9	9	8	8	9	15	14	7	9	13	15	13	8	15	10	8	13
Energy(?)	79	377	346	72	686	427	612	582	330	493	205	236	165	349	146	124	116	192	108	126	129	77
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			12:47AM 0.36	12:58PM 0.45			8:44AM 0.37		7:55PM 0.16	8:16AM 0.34		9:37PM 0.16	9:23AM 0.40		11:46PM 0.18	6:26AM 0.54			10:53AM 0.44			11:06AM 0.39
Low Tide / height (m)	12:45PM 0.22	1:41PM 0.35	7:41PM 0.22	6:34AM 0.21	1:57PM 0.21	1:30AM -0.04		3:37PM 0.09	1:48AM -0.01		1:16PM 0.45	1:09AM 0.13		6:36PM 0.09	1:31AM 0.18			7:13PM -0.02			8:00PM 0.03
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	mod. rain	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	risk thund- der	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	risk thund- der	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	5	1	-	6	15	22	2	-	5	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	2	-	-	4	-
High °C	28	27	27	24	27	26	25	27	28	27	28	24	27	24	24	24	29	25	27	20	26	24
Low °C	28	27	24	24	26	24	23	26	26	27	26	23	27	23	23	24	28	24	27	20	25	22
Chill °C (?)	28	27	27	24	27	26	25	27	28	27	28	24	27	24	24	24	29	25	27	20	26	24
Sunrise	6:11	-	-	7:31	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:24	-	-	5:41	-	-	7:35	-	-	5:43	-	-	6:43
Sunset	-	6:08	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:59	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:10	-	-	5:38	-	-	5:28	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SE	1.6 ENE	1.5 ENE	0.5 NW	2.1 NE	1.6 NE	1.9 NE	2.1 NE	1.6 NE	1.8 NE	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.5 NE	0.4 WNW	0.5 SW	0.6 S	1.2 NE	0.7 SSW	0.8 E	1.1 NE	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	7	9	9	5	9	9	9	8	8	9	15	14	7	9	13	15	7	8	6	10	8	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	0.5 S	0.4 SW	-	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 WNW	-	0.4 SW	0.4 NE	-	0.3 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	8	15	-	8	8	9	-	15	6	-	4
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NW	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 11					Friday 12								Saturday 13								Sun
	10AM	12PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	3PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Nicaragua	Playa Negra Limon	Jiquilillo Leon Province	Jacmel South Coast	Jacmel South Coast	Playa Negra Limon	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Punta Canoas Caribbean	Hammerhead Nayarit	Isla Grande Colón	Isla Grande Colón	Isla Grande Colón	Playa Negra Limon	Jacmel South Coast	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Playa Negra Limon	Isla Grande Colón	Isla Grande Colón
Rating	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 ENE	0.6 SSW	1.2 SE	1.2 SE	1.6 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	0.4 S	2.1 NE	2.2 NE	2.1 NE	1.7 ENE	1.8 ESE	1.9 NE	2.0 NE	2.0 NE	1.9 NE	2.1 NE	2.1 NE
Period(s) (?)	9	12	7	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	13	9	9	9	9	7	9	9	9	9	9	9
Energy(?)	311	138	229	216	355	346	354	323	316	319	76	718	788	734	450	473	612	635	621	586	675	734
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	7:33AM 0.37								8:10AM 0.33			6:20PM 0.25					8:44AM 0.37				7:53PM 0.20
Low Tide / height (m)							1:06AM -0.07				12:16PM 0.74			12:49AM 0.10	1:03AM 0.13				3:37PM 0.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	light rain	clear	risk thund- der	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	clear	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	2	-	11	11	4	1	-	1
Temp. °C	27	31	28	26	25	26	25	24	25	28	25	26	26	26	24	24	25	23	24	24	26	26
Chill °C (?)	27	31	28	26	25	26	25	24	25	28	25	26	26	26	24	24	25	23	24	24	26	26
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 ENE	0.6 SSW	0.9 SE	0.9 SE	1.6 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	0.4 NW	2.1 NE	2.2 NE	2.1 NE	1.7 ENE	1.2 SE	1.9 NE	2.0 NE	2.0 NE	1.9 NE	2.1 NE	-
Period (s)	9	12	7	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	5	9	9	9	9	7	9	9	9	9	9	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.3 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NW	0.4 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.2 SE	1.2 SE	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.8 ESE	0.3 WNW	-	0.3 WNW	-	-	2.1 NE
Period (s)	-	-	7	7	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	3	-	3	-	-	9

	Thursday 11	Friday 12
	8AM	8AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	5PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Nicaragua	Playa Negra Limon	Jiquilillo Leon Province	Jacmel South Coast	Jacmel South Coast	Playa Negra Limon	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Punta Canoas Caribbean	Hammerhead Nayarit	Isla Grande Colón	Isla Grande Colón	Isla Grande Colón	Playa Negra Limon	Jacmel South Coast	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Playa Negra Limon	Isla Grande Colón	Isla Grande Colón
Rating	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 ENE	0.6 SSW	0.9 SE	0.9 SE	1.5 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.3 NNE	0.4 SSW	1.8 NE	1.8 NE	1.8 NE	1.6 ENE	0.8 SE	1.6 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.7 NE	1.7 NE
Period(s) (?)	9	12	7	7	9	9	9	9	9	8	12	9	9	9	9	7	9	9	9	9	8	8
Energy(?)	273	143	79	79	331	386	386	386	377	224	88	516	505	505	355	123	377	346	346	364	408	408
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross	off	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	7:33AM 0.37	7:20AM 2.08								4:49PM 0.27
Low Tide / height (m)						12:45PM 0.14													1:06AM -0.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
High °C	25	26	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	28	25	27	26	26	25	25	26	26	25	24	26	26
Chill °C (?)	25	26	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	28	25	27	26	26	25	25	26	26	25	24	26	26
Sunrise	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 ENE	0.6 SSW	0.9 SE	0.9 SE	1.5 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	-	0.4 SSW	1.8 NE	1.8 NE	1.8 NE	1.6 ENE	0.8 SE	1.6 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.7 NE	1.7 NE
Period (s)	9	12	7	7	9	9	9	9	9	-	12	9	9	9	9	7	9	9	9	9	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.4 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 NNE	0.6 NW	-	-	-	-	0.7 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	5	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Alabama	Guadeloupe	Puerto Rico
Anguilla	Haiti	Rhode-Island
Barbados	Jamaica	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Bermuda	Martinique	Saint Lucia
British Virgin Islands	Maryland	South-Carolina
Cayman Islands	Massachusetts	The Bahamas
Delaware	Montserrat	Turks and Caicos Islands
Dominican Republic	New-Jersey	US Virgin Islands
Florida	New-York	Virginia
Georgia-USA	North-Carolina
Grenada	Pennsylvania

California	Mexico	Oregon
Louisiana	Minnesota	Texas

Aruba	Ecuador	Peru
Brazil	French Guiana	Trinidad and Tobago
Colombia	Netherlands Antilles	Venezuela

Belize	Guatemala Pacific Coast	Nicaragua
Bocas del Toro	Guerrero	Oaxaca
Cayman Islands Grand Cayman	Gulf of Panama	Panama
Colima	Haiti South Coast	Panama Veraguas
Colon	Honduras Mainland	Rivas Province
El Salvador Costa del Balsamo	Jalisco	Sinaloa
Eleuthera Bahamas	Jamaica	South Florida
Golfo Dulce	Leon Province	Texas
Golfo de Nicoya	Limon	Tola Province
Great Abaco Bahamas	Michoacan	Veraguas
Guanacaste	Nayarit

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