Nicaragua surf report: this week

The best day this week is Today, with 13 of 17 spots rated Good or better for intermediate surfers. Updated 20 Oct, 01:03 UTC, from the forecast for 17 spots.

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Day by day

Today

13 spots Good or better, 8 Epic. Swell 1.3 m at 12 s from SW.

• Intermediate: Playa Maderas (1.3 m, epic around 06:00), Las Penitas (1.2 m, epic around 17:00), Popoyo (1.6 m, epic around 06:00), Playa Santana (1.6 m, epic around 06:00)
• Beginners: Las Penitas (1.2 m, good around 17:00), Playa Maderas (1.3 m, good around 06:00), Playa Remanso (1.3 m, good around 06:00)
• Advanced: Playa Santana (1.6 m, epic around 06:00), Playa Colorado (1.6 m, epic around 06:00), Playa Amarilla (1.6 m, epic around 06:00)

Tomorrow

10 spots Good or better, 2 Epic. Swell 1.1 m at 11 s from SW.

• Intermediate: Las Penitas (1.1 m, epic around 06:00), Puerto Sandino (1.2 m, epic around 06:00), Popoyo (1.4 m, good around 14:00), El Astillero (1.5 m, good around 14:00)
• Beginners: Las Penitas (1.1 m, good around 06:00), Playa Maderas (1.1 m, good around 06:00), Playa Remanso (1.1 m, good around 06:00)
• Advanced: El Astillero (1.5 m, good around 14:00), Popoyo (1.4 m, good around 14:00), Playa Santana (1.4 m, good around 06:00)

Wednesday 21 Oct

10 spots Good or better, 2 Epic. Swell 1.1 m at 11 s from SW.

• Intermediate: Puerto Sandino (1.2 m, epic around 07:00), Popoyo (1.3 m, epic around 17:00), El Astillero (1.4 m, good around 06:00), Playa Colorado (1.3 m, good around 15:00)
• Beginners: Playa Maderas (1.1 m, good around 07:00), Las Penitas (1.1 m, good around 06:00), Playa Remanso (1.1 m, good around 07:00)
• Advanced: El Astillero (1.4 m, good around 06:00), Playa Santana (1.4 m, good around 07:00), Popoyo (1.3 m, good around 17:00)

Thursday 22 Oct

11 spots Good or better, 7 Epic. Swell 1.1 m at 11 s from SW.

• Intermediate: Puerto Sandino (1.4 m, epic around 08:00), Las Penitas (1.4 m, epic around 06:00), Popoyo (1.4 m, epic around 16:00), El Astillero (1.5 m, epic around 16:00)
• Beginners: Playa Maderas (1.2 m, good around 14:00), Playa Remanso (1.1 m, good around 14:00), Las Penitas (1.4 m, fair around 06:00)
• Advanced: El Astillero (1.5 m, epic around 16:00), Playa Santana (1.4 m, good around 14:00), Puerto Sandino (1.4 m, good around 08:00)

Friday 23 Oct

10 spots Good or better, 8 Epic. Swell 1.1 m at 12 s from SW.

• Intermediate: Puerto Sandino (1.3 m, epic around 09:00), El Astillero (1.4 m, epic around 16:00), Playa Colorado (1.3 m, epic around 16:00), Playa Amarilla (1.3 m, epic around 16:00)
• Beginners: Playa Maderas (1.1 m, good around 15:00), Playa Remanso (1.1 m, good around 15:00), Las Penitas (1.2 m, good around 10:00)
• Advanced: El Astillero (1.4 m, good around 16:00), Popoyo (1.3 m, good around 14:00), Playa Santana (1.3 m, good around 14:00)

Saturday 24 Oct

8 spots Good or better, 7 Epic. Swell 1.0 m at 11 s from SW.

• Intermediate: Popoyo (1.2 m, epic around 17:00), El Astillero (1.3 m, epic around 17:00), Playa Santana (1.2 m, epic around 16:00), Puerto Sandino (1.2 m, epic around 09:00)
• Beginners: Playa Maderas (0.9 m, good around 16:00), Las Penitas (1.1 m, good around 06:00), Playa Remanso (0.9 m, good around 10:00)

Sunday 25 Oct

4 spots Good or better. Swell 0.8 m at 11 s from SW.

• Intermediate: El Astillero (1.1 m, good around 06:00), Popoyo (1.1 m, good around 06:00), Playa Colorado (1.1 m, good around 06:00), Playa Amarilla (1.1 m, good around 06:00)
• Beginners: Las Penitas (0.9 m, good around 06:00), Playa Maderas (0.8 m, good around 11:00), Playa Remanso (0.8 m, good around 11:00)

Ratings use the best daylight hour at each spot, on the same scale as the app (Fair, Good, Epic). Model forecast, not an observation.