August 17th, 2018
Somewhere in Nicaragua
Whaaaaat’s happening AMIGOS!!! I’ll tell you what’s happening around here… WAVES and lots of them. If you were lucky enough to catch Baldo’s crazy 50+ mega photo story yesterday, you’re in for another treat today, because the swell is still hanging around. Jump on in and check it out!
The swell dipped a little today, but don’t get me wrong when I say it was still really freaking good out there.
Still some bomb sets coming through every now and then… and the conditions were EPIC!
You can’t be the maestro of the stoke report, unless you are the stoke master!! ** cue in that infamous TR whistle right about here! ( haha I know you just whistled it too…. didn’t you!)
Gray has been absolutely on FIRE with this swell. Especially since the lefts were firing as well.
Yesterday he killed it at Outer Reef in the early AM, and then he came back over to PC for some sand bottoms behemoth monster sand dredging barrels.
I have a 56 image sequence of one of his many super deep tech barrels from this afternoon. This image isn’t from that sequence, but can you imagine it’s better than this photo. Who knows maybe I’ll make a quicktime of it since it’s so long it plays like a mini movie clip. Maybe I’ll caption it… graylivesmatter?@
An unknown surfer making his claim for the rights. Looks like they’re on fire too!
Kevin, aka “Gallo Pinto” isn’t a stranger to these waves or the swell consistency, being that he’s from the neighboring country of Costa Rica.
Kevin, much like me, spends a good amount of his time behind the lens shooting some of Costa Rica’s biggest surfing heavy hitters. Its no wonder why he surfs just as well.
In between all of the big wave bravado the last few days, there were still quite the explicit turns going down.
When I say explicit, I wasn’t just talking about men doing giant man carves either.
Like my amiga Aurita La Monita, putting most dudes’ turns to shame… but don’t be fearful…. she’s the sweetest thing ever!
Dillon (whom I met today) has been surfing his brains out for this amazing last swell. Unfortunately, today is his and his amigos last full day here, but that does’t go without saying that he got exactly what he came here for
AND THEN SOME!!
Remember what I said about all those people making some good statements with their turns.
Here’s a few more examples for you.
BOOOOMMM!! How do you like your blow tail, man fan??
Heck, even our very own Baldo was out there today, taking a much needed surf break for these fun waves after killing it on report duty for the XXL day.
Javier, always stoked as can be, inside and out of the water.
Phillip going for broke with a MASSIVE backside floater. That, or he’s trying really hard to get a human POV of what his actual drone sees.
Ahhhhh the making of yet another Nica Toyota Car Commercial. I’ll give you the ending… they made it out unscathed, LUCKILY! But it was pretty hairy for an hour or two, especially when that high tide started splashing up against the side of the truck.
When it hits happy hour time…. nobody surfs!!!
Well, unless you’re under age then all the groms are still out surfing.
You might be thinking to yourself… damn, that’s a pretty good sized wave for the little chica. Well, guess again… she was out surfing yesterday at the outer reef where it makes this wave look like the KS surf ranch.
And Scott makes this wave look tiny being all hunkered down in that little salt mine. Scotts almost 7 feet tall though, so this thing is actually pretty good size.
Here’s a better sized wave for scale and a good recap of the real scenario of how fun it really was today. Happy hour time or not. 🙂
Hot Carl, how would you rate this place as far as surf destinations go. Yaaaaahhhh, I thought you’d say that!
Alight my friends… this is where I leave you with a peaceful beautiful parting shot of something from a higher source (literally) shining light on that one thing we all have in common and love to see over and over again. PEACE, LOVE & ALWAYS LIGHT!! G-night ~** if you happen to be out today, or even if you just want to see the rest of all of the days photos you can go to this link here to check it out!www.nicaraguasurfshots.com/august_17_2018_colorados_pmThanks for stopping by!!
RECENT REPORTS
Hello Monday, The swell continues into today with some cleaner conditions. There were some long waits, but for the few patient people in the water there was some glory to be had. @tonyzphotos reporting.
Good afternoon and Happy Sunday. We saw a nice jump in swell today from yesterday. @tonyzphotos bringing you todays action.
Hi everyone! Welcome to Saturday’s surf report from Panga Drops. The swell definitely began to fill in today. The main challenge was the wind and extreme tides. This morning the tide was low, and the swell was just starting to fill in, but the wind was favorable which was good.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Hello everyone, this is Baldo reporting from Santana beach. This morning the waves were dropping in size and the small period brought plenty of waves all over the place.
Hello everybody and welcome to the NSR surf report! This is Parker showing you today’s fun shots. Check it out!
Hello everybody. Another week with good waves in Nicaragua. The offshore wind keep perfect and the waves super fun all day long. I was in the morning and the afternoon checking the action. So Check it out.