EXCELLENT 10.0
El Gigante
Rivas, Nicaragua
Right now
· Swell S 0.7m 10sGood conditionsGO SURF
Waves
Chest high1.0–1.5m
Smooth, clean waves· 10s
Wind
Almost no wind — glassy water4kph
NW
Best time to surf
AICould not generate AI recommendation at this time
24:0003:0018:00
Tides
Today
▼08:39 PM1.0m
Today's Tides · Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Now0.97m↗ Rising
▼
Low Tide
08:39 PM
0.97m
Not enough data for chart
Next 4 Days
Wave Forecast (5 Days)
1.0–1.6m face · Avg 10s
Primary swell S · 0.9m · 11s
Thu, Mar 19
1.0-1.6m
24h
10.7s
1.0-1.6m
03h
10.6s
1.0-1.6m
06h
10.2s
1.0-1.6m
09h
10.2s
1.0-1.5m
12h
10.2s
1.0-1.5m
15h
10.2s
1.0-1.5m
18h
10.3s
1.0-1.6m
21h
10.3s
Wave Height (meters)
Top numbers: height · Bottom numbers: period
Wind Forecast (5 Days)
Cross-shore (estimate) · mixed
Thu, Mar 19
4.9
↘
24h
ESE
9.2
↗
03h
NE
13.2
↗
06h
ENE
22.5
↗
09h
ENE
20.3
↗
12h
ENE
18.6
↗
15h
ENE
4.3
↗
18h
ENE
4.1
↖
21h
NW
Wind Speed (km/h)
Wind Gusts
Arrows match the direction label
Recommendations by Level
EXCELLENT
Good size · long period · Good wind⏰Best: 24:00 · 03:00
No specific guidance for this level.
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