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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