EXCELLENT 10.0
El Gigante
Rivas, Nicaragua
Right now
· Swell SW 0.6m 14sGood conditionsGO SURF
Waves
Chest high0.9–1.4m
Nice long waves· 14s
Wind
Some wind, but waves still clean18kph
ENE · gusts 39kph
Best time to surf
AICould not generate AI recommendation at this time
03:0018:0024:00
Tides
Today
▼01:11 AM0.7m
▲07:21 AM0.5m
▼01:16 PM0.5m
▲07:30 PM0.6m
Today's Tides · Thursday, April 9, 2026
Now0.62m↘ Falling
▲
High Tide
07:21 AM
0.46m
▲
High Tide
07:30 PM
0.59m
▼
Low Tide
01:11 AM
0.69m
▼
Low Tide
01:16 PM
0.50m
Next 4 Days
Wave Forecast (5 Days)
0.9–1.6m face · Avg 14s
Primary swell SW · 0.6m · 14s
Thu, Apr 9
0.9-1.4m
24h
13.5s
0.9-1.4m
03h
14s
0.9-1.4m
06h
13.7s
0.9-1.5m
09h
13.6s
1.0-1.6m
12h
13.7s
1.0-1.6m
15h
13.8s
1.0-1.5m
18h
13.9s
1.0-1.5m
21h
14.2s
Wave Height (meters)
Top numbers: height · Bottom numbers: period
Wind Forecast (5 Days)
Offshore (estimate) · cleaner waves
Thu, Apr 9
18
↗
24h
ENE
17.6
↗
03h
ENE
19.7
↗
06h
ENE
26.4
↗
09h
ENE
27.5
↗
12h
ENE
23.3
↗
15h
ENE
13.4
→
18h
E
20.9
→
21h
E
Wind Speed (km/h)
Wind Gusts
Arrows match the direction label
Recommendations by Level
FAIR
Good size · long period · Too windy⏰Best: 18:00
No specific guidance for this level.
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