Shacks and Shifty's surf forecast
Miramar (Puerto Sandino) · Leon · Nicaragua
Today at Shacks and Shifty's: waves 1–1.6 m, head high to overhead around 07:00 (12 s swell), offshore wind. Fair for intermediate surfers, poor for beginners, good for advanced. Updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC.
Shacks and Shifty's surf forecast, next 7 days
The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. No day rates Good for intermediate surfers this week.
| Day | Best | Waves | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 07:00 | 1–1.6 m | offshore | Poor | Fair | Good |
| Thu 22 | 08:00 | 1.3–1.9 m | offshore | Poor | Fair | Epic |
| Fri 23 | 10:00 | 1.3–1.9 m | offshore | Poor | Fair | Epic |
| Sat 24 | 13:00 | 1–1.6 m | offshore | Poor | Fair | Good |
| Sun 25 | 11:00 | 0.9–1.3 m | cross-offshore | Poor | Fair | Fair |
| Mon 26 | 06:00 | 0.7–1.1 m | offshore | Poor | Poor–Fair | Poor–Fair |
| Tue 27 | 14:00 | 0.7–1.1 m | offshore | Poor | Poor–Fair | Poor–Fair |
Model forecast updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.
Shacks is a fast, hollow left over sharp reef just south of Miramar Point, best from mid tide going high; at low tide it sections and gets very shallow. Shifty's is the 80 m of sand on the south side of the reef platform, with quick peaks both ways and bowls on mid to high tide. The short tide window means the lineup fills quickly once it turns on.
- Break
- reef break, lefts; faces SW
- Level
- advanced
- Best swell
- S, SSW, SW
- Best wind
- NE, ENE, E (offshore)
- Best tide
- mid to high tide
- Season
- April-October
- Typical size
- 1.2-2.4 m
- Crowd
- medium
- Hazards
- sharp, shallow reef; sections and dries out on low tide; crowds in the short tide window
Shacks and Shifty's surf cams
- NI - Shack's/Shifty's (Surfline, free (ads)): Shacks reef and Shifty's beachbreak
Nearby spots
- Miramar, Miramar (Puerto Sandino)
- Puerto Sandino
- El Tránsito, El Tránsito (Nagarote)
- Salinas Grandes
- Las Penitas
Questions
Is Shacks and Shifty's good for beginners?
It is best for advanced surfers (sharp, shallow reef; sections and dries out on low tide). Beginners nearby can try Salinas Grandes, Salinas Grandes.
What swell, wind and tide work best at Shacks and Shifty's?
S, SSW, SW swell, NE, ENE, E wind (offshore), at mid to high tide. Typical size 1.2-2.4 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for Shacks and Shifty's are in the Surf Spoting app.