Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf Las Peñitas
León, Nicaragua
Las Peñitas is a surf break in León, Nicaragua, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Las Peñitas is May & Jun, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: May & Jun.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 2.5ft average swell at 10.9 s from the SSW.
Feb: 2.7ft average swell at 11.6 s from the SSW.
Mar: 2.7ft average swell at 11.4 s from the SSW.
Apr: 3.1ft average swell at 11.6 s from the SSW.
May: 3.7ft average swell at 11.4 s from the SSW.
Jun: 3.7ft average swell at 10.6 s from the SSW.
Jul: 3.3ft average swell at 11 s from the SSW.
Aug: 3.3ft average swell at 10.7 s from the SSW.
Sep: 3.7ft average swell at 10.3 s from the SSW.
Oct: 3.5ft average swell at 11 s from the SSW.
Nov: 3.2ft average swell at 10.4 s from the SSW.
Dec: 2.3ft average swell at 10.9 s from the SSW.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at 12.5°, -87.0°.
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