January 1st, 2024
Somewhere in Nicaragua
Welcome to the first surf report of 2024 from Hacienda Iguana! Today’s action was at Panga Drops and the wind was surprisingly mellow.
Abort! Abort! Sometimes if you’re an intermediate and faced with a steep drop, then you’ve gotta abandon ship and pull the plug.
Uh oh! He barely missed the barrel on this right. His pop-up was late hence missing his window to lock-in.
This young intermediate surfer was playing conservatively today and only catching the mellower waves. There’s nothing wrong with this approach at all when you’re learning as you’ll have more time to think about what you are doing on the wave.
Lucy with the bottom turn of the day. This was seriously textbook.
Surprisingly, there were very few people at French Fries despite some fun waist high sets.
This guy was dominating the middle peak right. He had the best read on where to sit in the line-up and therefore got the most rides.
Meanwhile it looks like these two brothers ended up exploring the “take it to the sand/beach” option. I wonder if they practice Jiu-Jitsu or wrestling?
Not only did Lucy get the best bottom turn of the day, but she also got the best top turn of the day. She did well to find this set wave and to stick in the pocket through the ride and turn.
How the tables turn! We went from a vacant Panga Drops yesterday to a vacant Villas Iguanas today. The wind was forecasted to have been nuclear today, but we were blessed with light winds. Hopefully this trend with the wind persists for the next few days. Cheers guys and have a good one.
RECENT REPORTS
Hey everyone! Welcome to Tuesday’s surf report from Panga Drops. The swell was notably stronger than I expected. Some early season Pacific power! Middle peak was the place to be, but it was windy.
Hey amigos! Welcome to Monday’s surf report from French Fries. The waves were pretty much firing when I rocked up to take pictures, but just like yesterday the wind went side-shore as soon as I put the camera away. At least some surfers caught the magic window.
Hey amigos! Welcome to March 1st’s surf report from French Fries. The waves were really fun in the late morning and early afternoon. The wind direction was perfect, but then flipped side-shore right as I went to grab my board haha.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Happy New Year to all of YOU, our awesomely dedicated NSR surf report fans! Another year down in the books and as I write this, I create the new templates, folders, and everything that gets done and prepared when another new year kicks off and there’s a fresh new season ahead of us. I hope..
HAPPY NEW YEAR Everyone!!!! I hope all of you had a fun and exciting night last night, brining in the new year. Our big celebration here was down at the beach club where it was packed with pretty much everyone staying here enjoying the live sounds of our resident band, “House of Lancaster” followed by..
Well, it’s official Ya’ll!!!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR…. or as we like to say down in this part of the world, “Feliz año nuevo”!! It sure wasn’t as crowded as I thought it would be, especially for being New Years day!?!?! Empty Lineup and beach to kick off the year? Say it ain’t so!