Popoyo tides
Predicted from San Juan del Sur, NOAA station TWC0357, 22 miles away. No gauge exists nearer than this. The coast between runs open and unbroken, so the heights hold well and only the turn of the tide may fall a little either side of the times shown. Heights in feet above MLLW. Also covers Guasacate, Outer Reef and Playa Santana.
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Water level now
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Highs and lows
- 1:49 amLow tide0.9 ft
- 8:03 amHigh tide6.9 ft
- 2:18 pmLow tide0.8 ft
- 8:44 pmHigh tide6.7 ft
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 5:35 am
- Sunset
- 5:20 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hr 45 min
- Moonset
- 12:46 pm
- Moon
- Waning crescent 40%
The lowest daylight water is 0.8 ft at 2:18 pm.
About Popoyo
Popoyo is a legendary Central American surf mecca, celebrated for its consistency and the heavy, fanned barrels of the Outer Reef, an advanced reef break that breaks best on specific tidal windows. The expansive, flat sands stretching across Guasacate and Playa Santana invite long-distance beach walks, intertidal shell collecting, and horseback riding right along the surf. Understanding the tide cycle is essential to experience Popoyo’s unique natural features: low tide fully exposes the natural tide pool hot springs, allowing beachgoers to soak safely in geothermal ocean pools, while also opening up optimal windows for surf casting for snapper and roosterfish around exposed structures and estuaries.
This week
Mon
2 Nov
6.9 ft
8:03 am
0.8 ft
2:18 pm
Tue
3 Nov
6.6 ft
9:53 pm
1.2 ft
3:23 pm
Wed
4 Nov
6.8 ft
11:00 pm
1.3 ft
4:33 pm
Thu
5 Nov
6.4 ft
11:26 am
1.2 ft
5:23 am
Fri
6 Nov
7.0 ft
12:01 am
0.9 ft
6:25 am
Sat
7 Nov
7.2 ft
12:53 am
0.7 ft
7:16 am
Sun
8 Nov
7.4 ft
1:40 am
0.4 ft
8:02 am
Mon
9 Nov
7.5 ft
2:21 am
0.3 ft
8:43 am
Tue
10 Nov
7.5 ft
2:58 am
0.2 ft
9:22 am
Wed
11 Nov
7.5 ft
3:34 am
0.2 ft
9:59 am
The highest water of each day, and when it arrives.
King tides in 275 days
Water reaches 8.5 ft at 4:07 pm on Wednesday 4 August, the highest of this run. See every king tide through 2030
Along the coast
Every Nicaragua location, in order along the coast. Each dot sits at its true latitude. Where places crowd together the writing is nudged clear and joined back to its dot by a line.
November 2026
| Date | Tides | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sun | Low 12:49 am 0.6 ftHigh 7:01 am 7.3 ftLow 1:19 pm 0.4 ftHigh 7:38 pm 6.8 ft | 5:35 am | 5:20 pm |
| 2Mon | Low 1:49 am 0.9 ftHigh 8:03 am 6.9 ftLow 2:18 pm 0.8 ftHigh 8:44 pm 6.7 ft | 5:35 am | 5:20 pm |
| 3Tue | Low 2:56 am 1.2 ftHigh 9:09 am 6.6 ftLow 3:23 pm 1.2 ftHigh 9:53 pm 6.6 ft | 5:36 am | 5:20 pm |
| 4Wed | Low 4:11 am 1.3 ftHigh 10:19 am 6.4 ftLow 4:33 pm 1.3 ftHigh 11:00 pm 6.8 ft | 5:36 am | 5:19 pm |
| 5Thu | Low 5:23 am 1.2 ftHigh 11:26 am 6.4 ftLow 5:39 pm 1.3 ft | 5:36 am | 5:19 pm |
| 6Fri | High 12:01 am 7.0 ftLow 6:25 am 0.9 ftHigh 12:27 pm 6.4 ftLow 6:37 pm 1.1 ft | 5:36 am | 5:19 pm |
| 7Sat | High 12:53 am 7.2 ftLow 7:16 am 0.7 ftHigh 1:19 pm 6.6 ftLow 7:27 pm 0.9 ft | 5:37 am | 5:19 pm |
| 8Sun | High 1:40 am 7.4 ftLow 8:02 am 0.4 ftHigh 2:05 pm 6.7 ftLow 8:12 pm 0.8 ft | 5:37 am | 5:18 pm |
| 9Mon | High 2:21 am 7.5 ftLow 8:43 am 0.3 ftHigh 2:46 pm 6.8 ftLow 8:53 pm 0.7 ft | 5:37 am | 5:18 pm |
| 10Tue | High 2:58 am 7.5 ftLow 9:22 am 0.2 ftHigh 3:23 pm 6.8 ftLow 9:32 pm 0.8 ft | 5:38 am | 5:18 pm |
| 11Wed | High 3:34 am 7.5 ftLow 9:59 am 0.2 ftHigh 3:59 pm 6.7 ftLow 10:09 pm 0.8 ft | 5:38 am | 5:18 pm |
| 12Thu | High 4:09 am 7.3 ftLow 10:35 am 0.3 ftHigh 4:36 pm 6.6 ftLow 10:47 pm 1.0 ft | 5:38 am | 5:18 pm |
| 13Fri | High 4:46 am 7.1 ftLow 11:12 am 0.5 ftHigh 5:13 pm 6.5 ftLow 11:25 pm 1.2 ft | 5:39 am | 5:18 pm |
| 14Sat | High 5:24 am 6.9 ftLow 11:49 am 0.8 ftHigh 5:53 pm 6.3 ft | 5:39 am | 5:18 pm |
| 15Sun | Low 12:05 am 1.5 ftHigh 6:05 am 6.6 ftLow 12:27 pm 1.1 ftHigh 6:35 pm 6.2 ft | 5:40 am | 5:18 pm |
| 16Mon | Low 12:47 am 1.7 ftHigh 6:49 am 6.3 ftLow 1:08 pm 1.3 ftHigh 7:22 pm 6.1 ft | 5:40 am | 5:18 pm |
| 17Tue | Low 1:35 am 1.9 ftHigh 7:37 am 6.1 ftLow 1:53 pm 1.6 ftHigh 8:12 pm 6.0 ft | 5:40 am | 5:18 pm |
| 18Wed | Low 2:28 am 2.0 ftHigh 8:30 am 5.9 ftLow 2:44 pm 1.7 ftHigh 9:06 pm 6.1 ft | 5:41 am | 5:18 pm |
| 19Thu | Low 3:28 am 1.9 ftHigh 9:27 am 5.8 ftLow 3:40 pm 1.8 ftHigh 10:02 pm 6.3 ft | 5:41 am | 5:18 pm |
| 20Fri | Low 4:32 am 1.7 ftHigh 10:26 am 5.9 ftLow 4:40 pm 1.7 ftHigh 10:58 pm 6.6 ft | 5:42 am | 5:18 pm |
| 21Sat | Low 5:33 am 1.3 ftHigh 11:24 am 6.1 ftLow 5:40 pm 1.4 ftHigh 11:52 pm 7.1 ft | 5:42 am | 5:18 pm |
| 22Sun | Low 6:28 am 0.8 ftHigh 12:20 pm 6.4 ftLow 6:36 pm 1.0 ft | 5:43 am | 5:18 pm |
| 23Mon | High 12:45 am 7.5 ftLow 7:20 am 0.3 ftHigh 1:15 pm 6.7 ftLow 7:29 pm 0.6 ft | 5:43 am | 5:18 pm |
| 24Tue | High 1:36 am 7.9 ftLow 8:09 am -0.2 ftHigh 2:07 pm 7.0 ftLow 8:21 pm 0.2 ft | 5:43 am | 5:18 pm |
| 25Wed | High 2:27 am 8.2 ftLow 8:57 am -0.5 ftHigh 2:59 pm 7.3 ftLow 9:11 pm 0.0 ft | 5:44 am | 5:18 pm |
| 26Thu | High 3:18 am 8.4 ftLow 9:45 am -0.7 ftHigh 3:51 pm 7.5 ftLow 10:01 pm -0.2 ft | 5:44 am | 5:18 pm |
| 27Fri | High 4:09 am 8.4 ftLow 10:33 am -0.8 ftHigh 4:43 pm 7.6 ftLow 10:53 pm -0.1 ft | 5:45 am | 5:18 pm |
| 28Sat | High 5:01 am 8.2 ftLow 11:22 am -0.6 ftHigh 5:36 pm 7.6 ftLow 11:45 pm 0.0 ft | 5:45 am | 5:19 pm |
| 29Sun | High 5:54 am 7.9 ftLow 12:11 pm -0.3 ftHigh 6:31 pm 7.5 ft | 5:46 am | 5:19 pm |
| 30Mon | Low 12:40 am 0.3 ftHigh 6:49 am 7.4 ftLow 1:03 pm 0.1 ftHigh 7:28 pm 7.3 ft | 5:46 am | 5:19 pm |