Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, January 16, 2026
9:48 pm
Only the middle peak was that consistent. It took some serious paddling and positioning to get the waves on shortboards.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 01/16/2026 9:48 pm
Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, January 16, 2026
9:49 pm
Mariana found a few lefts that dredged on the inside.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 01/16/2026 9:49 pm
Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, January 16, 2026
9:50 pm
Bruno had a more suitable board for the waves. Can't be the longboard in small surf.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 01/16/2026 9:50 pm
Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, January 16, 2026
9:51 pm
This was the upper-bound on the sets today.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 01/16/2026 9:51 pm
Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, January 16, 2026
9:52 pm
A barrel for Mariana!
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 01/16/2026 9:52 pm
Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, January 16, 2026
9:53 pm
The chica from Rancho got a few keepers today too.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 01/16/2026 9:53 pm
Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, January 16, 2026
9:54 pm
If you were going to ride a shortboard today, it was a good idea to have a wider one like this guy's so that the board didn't burn speed on the soft sections.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 01/16/2026 9:54 pm
Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, January 16, 2026
9:55 pm
He snuck it a solid floater on the inside closeout section.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 01/16/2026 9:55 pm
Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, January 16, 2026
9:56 pm
It was hard for me to get around it being super small, but not breaking at French Fries. The swell direction must've been fairly South.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 01/16/2026 9:56 pm
Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, January 16, 2026
9:57 pm
Style points!
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 01/16/2026 9:57 pm
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PANGA DROPS
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01/16/2025
PANGA DROPS
Howdy folks! Welcome to Thursday’s surf report from Panga Drops. The wind was supposed to be ripping hard today, but it was actually very light this morning. The only downside was that the tide was low at that time.