Surf forecast · Nicaragua · Rivas
Surf forecast Playa Maderas today
Waves, swell and wind at Playa Maderas (Rivas, Nicaragua) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun offshore.
Playa Maderas surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 05:00–08:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.0 m · 12 s ↑SW | 0.9 m · 10 s ↑SW | 16–31 km/h ↑ENE offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.0 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.9 m · 10 s ↑SW | 20–45 km/h ↑ENE offshore |
| 12:00 | 1.0 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑SW | 17–43 km/h ↑ENE offshore |
| 15:00 | 1.0 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.7 m · 11 s ↑SW | 15–37 km/h ↑ENE offshore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 05:00–08:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.0 m · 10 s ↑SW | 0.6 m · 11 s ↑SW | 22–43 km/h ↑ENE offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.0 m · 10 s ↑SW | 0.6 m · 11 s ↑SW | 27–60 km/h ↑ENE offshore |
| 12:00 | 0.9 m · 10 s ↑SW | 0.6 m · 10 s ↑SW | 21–53 km/h ↑ENE offshore |
| 15:00 | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.6 m · 9 s ↑SW | 16–44 km/h ↑ENE offshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 16:00–17:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.7 m · 10 s ↑SW | 14–28 km/h ↑ENE offshore |
| 09:00 | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.7 m · 10 s ↑SW | 21–48 km/h ↑ENE offshore |
| 12:00 | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.7 m · 11 s ↑WSW | 19–46 km/h ↑ENE offshore |
| 15:00 | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.7 m · 11 s ↑WSW | 15–40 km/h ↑ENE offshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 19:00 local time · updated 2026-10-25 01:11 UTC
Waves map around Playa Maderas
Open the waves map centred on Playa Maderas
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Playa Maderas today?
- Fun: waves 1.0 m at 12 s from SW, swell 1.0 m · 10 s SW (Sat 19:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Playa Maderas?
- Wind 11 km/h from E: offshore for a beach facing W.
- When is the best time to surf Playa Maderas today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at Playa Maderas?
- 30.2 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Popoyo 31 km · Witch's Rock (Playa Naranjo) 57 km · Tamarindo 110 km · Playa Guiones (Nosara) 153 km · Santa Teresa 200 km · Jacó 233 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Playa Maderas, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.