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Level 5/10

Playa Hermosa Nicaragua

San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
🌀Strong rips

Playa Hermosa is Nicaragua's best kept secret—a powerful beachbreak south of San Juan del Sur that features lots of peaks, long walls, and enough space to spread out even when it's pumping. The privately maintained access road keeps casual visitors away while delivering surfers to one of the longest beaches in the area. During swell season, Hermosa can get BIG, with double-overhead days that challenge even experienced surfers. The multiple peaks mean you can always find an uncrowded section, whether you want the heaviest barrel or a more forgiving wall.

3-Day Forecast
Mon
16
78
Good
1.1m
@17s
23km/h
Today
17
84
Firing
1.0m
@17s
20km/h
Wed
18
74
Good
0.8m
@16s
21km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Groomed
Clean faces from offshore winds
Swell
1.1m
SW(215°)
Score: 9/25
Period
17s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
23km/h
ENE(67°)
Score: 20/25
Weather
30°C
0.0mm8%
Windswell Component
0.3mENE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.5mW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:20 am
Low tide - -0.50m
12:43 pm
High tide - 0.93m
6:45 pm
Low tide - -0.40m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

78
Good
Components
Swell Direction18/25
Swell Size9/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind20/25
Raw Score72/100
Adjustments
Wind History+6
Adjusted Score78/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score78
✨ Groomed

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (205°)
Direction range
180° - 245°
Size range
0.8m - 3.5m
Ideal size
2.7m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
NE (45°)
Offshore range
0° - 90°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.8m

Water temp

28°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

2/10

Access: Private access road. Small fee. Worth it.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Oct

Secondary: Mar, Nov

Most consistent in region. Can get big during peak season.

Getting There

Airport
MGA
Drive time
140 min
Data quality
verified

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