Pochomil surf forecast
Pochomil (San Rafael del Sur) · Managua · Nicaragua
Today at Pochomil: waves 1–1.4 m, chest to head around 13:00 (11 s swell), offshore wind. Epic for intermediate surfers, fair for beginners, fair for advanced. Updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC.
Pochomil surf forecast, next 7 days
The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. Best day: Friday 23 Oct (waves 1–1.6 m, offshore).
| Day | Best | Waves | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 13:00 | 1–1.4 m | offshore | Fair | Epic | Fair |
| Thu 22 | 14:00 | 1.2–1.8 m | offshore | Poor | Epic | Epic |
| Fri 23 | 09:00 | 1–1.6 m | offshore | Poor–Fair | Epic | Good |
| Sat 24 | 09:00 | 1–1.6 m | cross-offshore | Poor–Fair | Good | Fair |
| Sun 25 | 10:00 | 0.9–1.3 m | onshore | Fair | Good | Poor–Fair |
| Mon 26 | 06:00 | 0.6–0.8 m | offshore | Poor–Fair | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Tue 27 | 12:00 | 0.6–1 m | cross-offshore | Fair | Fair | Poor–Fair |
Model forecast updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.
Pochomil is a holiday beach about an hour from Managua where three river mouths shape sandbars over a mix of sand and reef, with peaks both ways. The slow, rolling A-frame at Pochomil Viejo is the softest wave; the Masachapa reef sits just north. Learners can ride the A-frame on a waist-high day at mid tide, keeping clear of the river-mouth rips and the swimmers in holiday weeks.
- Break
- beach break, peaks both ways; faces SW
- Level
- intermediate
- Best swell
- S, SSW, SW
- Best wind
- NE, ENE (offshore)
- Best tide
- mid tide
- Season
- April-October, smaller clean days December-March
- Typical size
- 0.6-2 m
- Crowd
- low
- Hazards
- rips near the three river mouths; reef patches among the sand; swimmers in holiday weeks
Nearby spots
- Hemorrhoids (Gran Pacífica), Gran Pacífica (Villa El Carmen)
- Playa Asuchillo (Gran Pacífica), Gran Pacífica (Villa El Carmen)
Questions
Is Pochomil good for beginners?
It is best for intermediate surfers (rips near the three river mouths; reef patches among the sand).
What swell, wind and tide work best at Pochomil?
S, SSW, SW swell, NE, ENE wind (offshore), at mid tide. Typical size 0.6-2 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for Pochomil are in the Surf Spoting app.