May 7th, 2017

Somewhere in Nicaragua

Didn’t we just have an entire week of solid swell?! Well, this past week ended well and this new week has started off well too. No complaints down here yet…

Lesther Espinoza was the surfista who picked off this bombing right. These sets clocked in at a good overhead size and they threw pretty hard.

I don’t know why Lesther surfs with a shirt on when he spends so much time shaded under the lip.

It’s uncharacteristic for him to not make a wave- unless it’s a fast runner. Normally, he sets a high line to clear the section.

The swell is definitely on it’s way out. The normal in betweener waves were about shoulder high but the inconsistent sneaker sets rose to overhead.

So, here’s my advice: make turns on the smaller insiders while you wait for those thumping sets to creep through every 15 minutes.

The southern peak featured a few left nuggets. This wave looks picture perfect, right?

But this happened on every three of those set waves. The surfers dropped in, set a good line, and enjoyed the tube. All of a sudden, it clamped and nobody could make it through. Well, at least they had a nice view for a couple seconds before being thrown onto the sandbar.

After a hard fought GSW dub last night, David was stoked to surf the morning session. What’s going on Monday night around 7pm bro?!

If you aren’t going to watch Steph and Klay break some ankles, go destroy some faces up north. I saw some long rippable waves trickle through this morning.

I’ve seen Beto logging his hours the past few mornings. He stays pretty busy with TR and the camera but he’s been getting after it the past few days. It’s good to see you on the other side of the camera hombre!!

Now we just have to get him in one of these drainers with a camera clicking away. They’re still out there- be patient and make sure you’re in the right spot when they come through.

Hey John Gilem, where were you this morning?! More importantly, did you dedicate a small section of your suitcase of American goodies for me???

As for the next week, the surf is going to take a break for a couple days. This swell is on it’s way out so we should have a couple true down days (chest to shoulder high range). Then we have an interesting swell and wind mix coming next weekend.

So for now, we’ll pick off a few more tubes and rest up for a couple days. And maybe get a massage to work out the damage done by those heavy lips.

Alright everybody, it’s time for us to finish up the weekend and see what’s happening at the beach club. To our amigos in the States, have a good start to the week and we hope to see you guys soon! Thank you guys for checking today’s shots! Parker is out.