EXCELLENT 10.0

El Gigante

Rivas, Nicaragua

Right now
· Swell SW 0.8m 14s
Good conditionsGO SURF
Waves
Chest high1.01.6m
Nice long waves· 14s
Wind
Light wind, clean waves ✓12kph
E · gusts 35kph
Best time to surf
AI
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03:0018:0021:00
Tides
Today
No tide data for this day

Tide Forecast (5 Days)

Current:0.00m↗ rising

Tide extreme data temporarily unavailable

Friday, May 8, 2026

Wave Forecast (5 Days)

1.01.7m face · Avg 12s
Primary swell SW · 0.7m · 12s
Sat, May 9
1.0-1.6m
24h
12.1s
1.0-1.6m
03h
12.2s
1.0-1.6m
06h
10.5s
1.1-1.6m
09h
10.3s
1.1-1.6m
12h
10.7s
1.0-1.6m
15h
12.9s
1.0-1.6m
18h
13.6s
1.0-1.6m
21h
13.2s
Wave Height (meters)
Top numbers: height · Bottom numbers: period

Wind Forecast (5 Days)

Offshore (estimate) · cleaner waves
Sat, May 9
18.3
24h
ENE
16.9
03h
ENE
21.1
06h
ENE
28.6
09h
ENE
27.7
12h
ENE
21.9
15h
E
13.2
18h
E
16.2
21h
E
Wind Speed (km/h)
Wind Gusts
Arrows match the direction label

Recommendations by Level

EXCELLENT
Good size · long period · Good wind
Best: 18:00
No specific guidance for this level.

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