February 26th, 2024
Somewhere in Nicaragua
Hi everyone! Welcome to Monday evening’s surf report from Panga Drops / French Fries. The waves were pretty rough most of the day today, but the window right at sunset actually wasn’t too bad.
This guy knows the Panga Drops tempo, roundhouse cutbacks on repeat!
John was slashing the long rights rolling through between French Fries and main peak to bits.
Props and respect to this guy on riding a performance shortboard in today’s smaller waves. He was pretty much alone in terms of performance gear this evening.
You can contrast the difference in open face on this right compared to the left from the prior photo. The rights typically offer more opportunity than the lefts at Pangas (all peaks).
The cool thing about the lefts is that they are easier to drop into, and they spit you out in more of a channel than the rights do.
John trying to spray as many surfers behind the wave as possible haha. It’s like an AOE attack from a video game.
Today’s water temp was notably cooler than this weekend. I hope to get out there for some waves tomorrow, but am fearful of the cold temperature haha.
You can see how you can link together nice lines and combos on the longer rights of high-tide Pangas.
Pivot off the trailing hand, as well as lead with one’s vision and lead hand.
John keeping it smooth out there as per usual.
To finish his session and today’s report John skipped through a nice floater. He cleaned house this evening and was an excellent surf model for today’s report haha! Tomorrow may be slightly better than today in terms of waves (fingers crossed). Anyways, hasta mañana.
RECENT REPORTS
Hey amigos! Welcome to Thursday’s late morning report from French Fries. The sun was shining and the shape of the waves was better today. The wind was also lighter! (Thankfully)
Hey everyone! Welcome to Wednesday’s surf report from French Fries. The surf was even smaller today and the wind was still strong. That being said the faces of the waves were still fairly smooth at French Fries. It is almost always more protected from the wind there than all other spots on the beach.
Hey amigos! Welcome to Tuesday evening’s surf report from French Fries. The water temp dropped rapidly again from the strong wind earlier in the day. The surf was small, but a few heavy hitters paddled out and made the most of it.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Welcome and Happy Sunday Funday folks! We lucked out the last few days with light offshore winds in the early AM, but today, they woke before everyone. Everything (unless it was buttoned down) was flying everywhere. Including a lot of sand. . . . lots and lots of sand!
Hello around the world and welcome back for the daily surf report! It looks like the forecasts are calling for some more energy in the water starting tomorrow an later in the week looking like the wind might settle down a bit too! Stoked for the conditions coming, today we had more of what we’ve..
Welcome weekend warriors!! Well, at least for all you hard working Mon through Friday savages… I greet you to the entrance of your 2 day R&R and hopefully today’s photos will help get things kicked off on the right foot! Enjoy ~