January 10th, 2018
PANGA DROPS
Whatup everyone, Kevin here with Wednesday’s report. I’ll be completely honest with you, it’s actually kind of nice to have some small waves for a change. Nothing wrong with having an excuse to whip out the fish or the longboard. And the spot to be when it’s small is Panga Drops. It’s the only place picking up any swell on this beach and it’s actually pretty fun out there on the right tides. Check it out
This was the first look I got at it this morning. Looks ridiculously small but it looked like people were pulling some maneuvers so I said “hey, why not whip out the housing?” I had to shoot some photos for a watch brand my friend runs so I figured hey, why not kill two birds with one stone?
The sun was out, the water was a nice color. Looked super inviting. It’s days like this that you want to whip out the housing and go for a swim.
These girls came over from Gigante to score some surf. I guess they got the memo that Pangas is working
These two guys were just screwing around out there. Perfect day for a party wave!
The stoke is high
It’s so strange how even when it’s small, it still looks exactly like big Panga Drops. It’s literally like seeing a miniature version. When Panga drops is big it looks exactly like this but 5 times as big
Met this guy Grant working over at Guacalito out in the water today. He paddled out right at the same time as me.
He’s from South Africa but he came out here chasing the surf. It’s interesting how Nicaragua brings people together like that
It makes my job a hell of a lot easier
And it’s also one of the reasons that I continue to do surf photography
… while at other times making large things seems small. This doesn’t just apply to waves either. That house in the background is Casablanca, one of our rental properties. It’s a beautiful two story house with a view of both Playa Colorado and Panga Drops from the roof. It looks tiny in this picture though
Was it actually that big or did it just seem like it?
This was one of the insiders
Grant went full on soul arch on every wave on the longboard it was pretty cool to see
Here’s his buddy on a shortboard. He was riding the longboard in the sequence at the beginning
Coming in for a closer look
Snagged this little shot between sets. I brought the snorkel out there to see how the water clarity was since I’ve been wanting to go fishing….
If any of you guys are curious, the watch pics turned out pretty sick. Here’s one of them. The watches are designed for surfers and spearos. They’re depth rated to 100M which, unless you’re scuba diving, is plenty.The brand is called Vaer, you can check them out here:vaerwatches.com/insta:instagram.com/vaeradventure/If you want one, you can grab a $30 discount with the code “kevinsurf” You’re welcome!
Anyway, that’s it guys! See you all next week or in the water! Go out there and take your longboard out tomorrow if you’re still frothing after this report!Kevin’s insta:http://instagram.com/kevinjhuang_
RECENT REPORTS
Happy Friday everyone! This evening’s surf report is coming your way from Panga Drops. The wind dropped out and the waves kinda turned on right at sunset.
Howdy everyone! Welcome to Thursday’s surf report from Panga Drops. The waves surprised to the upside today. It was slightly larger than I was expecting, and there were hour plus long windows where the wind dropped out.
Hola amigos! Welcome to Wednesday’s surf report from Panga Drops. The tide was a bit lower by the time I got around to shooting today, so there was more action at mid-peak than the side-peaks. The wind was stronger today, but it was a little bigger today too.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Hello surfers and surfistas and welcome to the surf report for southern Nicaragua! This is Parker checking with today’s windy shots. Kill a few minutes and keep scrolling down!
Hello and good sunday for everybody. We are having another good weekend in Nicaragua. The waves have the same energy of yesterday and the wind keep around the sixteen knots per hour. Check it out the waves.
Hola amigos, the waves are still small, winds keep blowing super strong and the water is a bit chilly. Check it out!!!