Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, January 23, 2026
10:30 pm
This guy was going Michael Jackson style out there with his jacket haha.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 01/23/2026 10:30 pm
Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, January 23, 2026
10:31 pm
This left walled up for him nicely and connected to the inside. He took a cruisey, slow-paced line, but he probably could've surfed this wave a bit more aggressively top-to-bottom.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 01/23/2026 10:31 pm
Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, January 23, 2026
10:32 pm
Jackson was the heavy hitter in the lineup. The long, open walls were favorable for his style of surfing.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 01/23/2026 10:32 pm
Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, January 23, 2026
10:33 pm
Controlled and powerful front-side carves. Jackson's bread and butter.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 01/23/2026 10:33 pm
Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, January 23, 2026
10:34 pm
Extending through the last part of the cutback to get more speed toward the whitewater section. Textbook surfing from Jackson.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 01/23/2026 10:34 pm
Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, January 23, 2026
10:35 pm
Further down the line Jackson sent it up, up, and away into the closeout section.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 01/23/2026 10:35 pm
Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, January 23, 2026
10:36 pm
Although most of the surfers were sitting on the outside (and primarily targeting middle-peak), I did see a few tubitos slide through to French Fries.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 01/23/2026 10:36 pm
Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, January 23, 2026
10:37 pm
I don't know who this guy on the longboard was, but he must've been stoked with this left. He didn't look like a very advanced surfer, but still managed to stroke into this outside bomb, make the drop, and open-up across the face. It's definitely a quality over quantity mindset when you're sitting at the middle-peak.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 01/23/2026 10:37 pm
Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, January 23, 2026
10:38 pm
It had to have been at least a 12 or 13 second ride. He connected through all the way into French Fries territory.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 01/23/2026 10:38 pm
Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, January 23, 2026
10:39 pm
This guy timed his cutback well. His arms might've been a little too high for this tight (and type) of cutback though.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 01/23/2026 10:39 pm
Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, January 23, 2026
10:40 pm
The crowd was moderate, but most of the surfers out there were getting long leg-burners. I can personally testify that the morning window was also fun at middle-peak.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 01/23/2026 10:40 pm
RECENT REPORTS
01/23/2026
PANGA DROPS
Hey amigos! Welcome to Friday evening’s surf report from Panga Drops. The swell was still pretty solid today with plenty of larger sets hitting the middle-peak at low-tide and mid-tide.
01/22/2026
PANGA DROPS
Hey everyone! Welcome to Thursday evening’s surf report from Panga Drops. The swell height and interval were both notably higher today. So much so that most of the action was at the middle-peak, with less happening at the sandbars. Asher with a stylish entry on an outside right bomb.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
01/23/2025
PANGA DROPS
Hey amigos! Welcome to Thursday’s surf report from Panga Drops. The waves were definitely smaller and windier today, but the sets were still fun.