GreenSurf Nicaragua - North-Central Nicaragua

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El Tránsito Surf Report and Forecast

The north-central Nicaraguan Pacific coast offers several different types of surf breaks including points, reefs and sand-bottom beach breaks suitable for all skill levels. With much of this surf-zone largely unsurfed and, sometimes, even still undiscovered, the crowds are simply non-existent here. It is quite possible that during certain times of the year, you could score multiple surf sessions with your group alone! Try finding that in other more popular areas that the crowds from the south spill into. And with our self-imposed limitations on group size and careful management, we intend to preserve this most precious feature, striving to ensure that the future will offer the same quality, uncrowded waves.

Also, because we are still located near the lake region (with the Papagayo effect blowing offshore E/NE breezes 250+ days a year or more), more often than not, the conditions are ideal throughout most of the day. In certain times of the year, we don’t get quite as much offshore wind as the southern region. A typical morning can be found with calm to offshore winds throughout the morning and into the early afternoon. Sometimes it switches onshore in the afternoon & sometimes it doesn’t.

However, by the time 1 or 2 PM comes and you’ve been surfing since 6 AM you may very well welcome a few hours of the cooler onshore breeze while you lay in the hammock with your noodle-arms reminiscing about your waves throughout the morning. If an onshore breeze develops, it often calms before sunset in preparation for an evening session. There is no doubt you will have the noodle-arms and legs you are looking for from multiple-hour surf sessions with your friends!