August 4th, 2023
Somewhere in Nicaragua
Hi everyone! Welcome to the Friday surf report from Panga Drops today! There were a few beautiful waves out there this morning for those who shifted to our deep water reef break.
The rights at Pangas are generally better than the lefts. They wall up more, giving one more speed and more opportunities for turns. However, they can shut down and run hot as well. Unfortunately this guy found a shut down section.
Pangas is a roundhouse wave. Itās a gentle giant. This surfer getting stylish by dragging his trailing hand in the wave face during this backside roundhouse.
These two guys up the beach looked like they were enjoying a leisurely paddle in the mellower zone of Iguanaās beach, Villas Iguanas. FYI, the right in the background is super shallow and is a mirage. I know, it looks tempting haha
This little dude showcased some really smooth surfing for us today on the report. I like his style!
Impressive! This guy managed to get his fins and tail to come around for a more critical top turn. Critical / vertical turns at Pangas are difficult because the waveās wall is usually quite soft.
Hereās our little dude from early showcasing that buttery style again! Maybe heās trying to imitate the āConner Coffin Down-Carveā?
This picture pretty well captures the appeal of Iguanaās beach. Crisp offshore conditions, blue water, lush vegetation, and a relatively empty beach. We sure have it good here! The swell still hasnāt fully reasserted itself, but if you start looking at tickets now, then youāll probably end up here around the time our uncharacteristic mellow spell ends. Thatās todayās action, thanks for checking in and I hope youāre back tomorrow to see what Saturday brings.
RECENT REPORTS
Hello and Happy Tuesday, The swell is a bit slowing filling in so we took a look around the area. We found some fun waves. @tonyzphotos reporting.
Hello and Happy Monday, we went off campus this morning and headed to one of our favorite Nicaragua āLower Trestlesā. @tonyzphotos reporting.
Hello and Happy Sunday, The surf is in the chest to shoulder high range, You have to wait a little bit for the sets, but thereās some fun to be had. @tonyzphotos reporting.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Buen dĆa gente! Itās a nice and sun shiny day out there today. Nice for a change, since its been so rainy the past several days. Waves are in the waist to chest high with occasional lilā bit bigger sets from time to time. The morning high tide going out was looking pretty fun out..
Hey everyone, how are all of you today? Today the weather was great and decided to go for a drive to check how other spots were doing, just to bring some variety to the surf report.
Welcome back for the Tuesday surf report. Today the surf was even smaller than itās been so far for the start of August. But that still wonāt keep people from trying to catch some waves. The weather was nice and we even had some nice cool breeze in the afternoonā¦ check it out!