July 26th, 2023
Somewhere in Nicaragua
Howdy everyone! Welcome to a special Wednesday Surf Report. Sarah, a friend and client of mine, and I get to be the rockstars of my own report today haha!
The surf was near flat and very windy at Colorados when I went down to surf this afternoon after my morning surf lessons. So the fail safe option came into play today… Have a secret super hero shoot me giving my last lesson of the day.
At first I was a bit concerned with Sarah’s prospective wave count during the lesson given the side-shore wind. However if you stick around you’ll see my fears ended up being erroneous. I think Sarah caught more waves than most of the guys at Pangas LOL
The water was still a really unique emerald color even though it was a bit cloudy and the wind was funky.
Being a fellow goofy-foot, Sarah enjoys going left. She got plenty of long smooth rides through some reform sections this evening.
Bigger + Steeper Wave + Plenty of Paddle Speed = Angled takeoff enabling an earlier and easier turn across the face.
Another good left here! I like what Sarah is doing here with her upper body and hands, but I see a wider stance being more beneficial for balance and shifting one’s weight back or forward.
I feel bad for my clients in the water… They probably get tired of hearing me yak for 1 hour straight haha! I’m probably chirping her up on finding her ready position and squeezing in a couple strokes before…
And Sarah stuck the late drop! Not only that, but she also managed to correct her slightly right-hand fade on the paddle line via a strong toe-side turn, albeit with a staggered stance (sorry I’m OCD and nitpick form haha).
“Talk to the hand!” Haha. Her stance is staggered, but she still managed to engage the correct part of her toe-side rail here which enabled a nice mid-face ride.
And it’s a success! Shifting over the toe-side rail en route to the sand for the grand finale! Keep those eyes up on the line you want to take though 🙂
To close the report we have a couple of blurry frames from some mystery ripper. He managed to do an air at main peak in windy conditions which is very impressive.
After sticking the air, he proceeded to rip his rail through the inside soft-corner section.
Sunset horseback riding anyone? Yes, this Wednesday was still great, especially so if you’re a surfer who enjoys gentle waves! Now probably isn’t the absolute best time for me to mention that I’m a surf instructor here, as the swell is supposed to begin picking up tomorrow. However, if you are staying in Iguana and interested in learning to surf, receiving intermediate coaching, or lining-up video analysis then feel free to contact NSR about it and they’ll put you in touch with me. Thanks for checking in amigos and I hope you can see the glass-half full side of this “flat” July we’ve had here!
RECENT REPORTS
Hey everyone! Welcome to Thursday’s surf report from Colorados. Surfline was wrong! The waves were bigger today, but not by the forecasted magnitude. A few tubes, but not up to expectations haha.
Hey everyone! Josh back behind the lens for the next few days. The swell gradually picked up through the day at long last. Wednesday’s report is coming primarily from Pangas, but also a couple of shots from Colorados.
Happy Tuesday, The surf backed off a tad for the morning, but there were still some fun walks when the tide backed off. @tonyzphotos reporting.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Happy Tuesday surf friends! We had some new swell energy show up today. The weather was sunny and bright and the waves were really good. July has turned out to be a pretty great month of waves!!
Welcome back to another week of fun waves and fun in the sun in Nicaragua! Jump in to see how todays surf looked!
Welcome to the Sunday surf report. This afternoon was super fun! Head high peaks all over the beach break today as the sun was setting up for another spectacular show! Step on in and see!