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Nicaragua Surf Report for Monday, January 05, 2026
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January 5th, 2026
PANGA DROPS

Hey amigos! Welcome to Monday afternoon’s surf report from Panga Drops. The swell picked up notably overnight, so French Fries wasn’t even working. The majority of the action was at good ol’ middle-peak Pangas.

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A few unknown local boys were out there crushing it. If I had to guess I would say they are from Gigante, but I'm not sure about that.
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This regular foot guy was the superstar of today's report. His quick, sharp, and springy turns easily captured the attention of everyone on the beach.
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He threw a lot of spray for being such a thin dude.
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Grant found a few left corners, but I could tell he wasn't stoked on the lack of rights, since French Fries wasn't working.
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Kalani with a sick layback hack closer to Costa Mar.
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Further down the line he nearly found a tubito. He would've made it had it not pinched at the far end.
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Flying with the birds over at Costa Mar! The unknown local boys hard carried the report today.
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John with a quick cameo. Big guy means big spray if he does things right.
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The MVP almost got a bit too far out on the face here. He managed to skate back into the pocket though.
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He has his backside karate kick snap perfected.
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Kevin Gonzalez getting some in some nose-ride time.
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Good vision and mechanics from this kiddo. They made the surf look better than it was out there. The light lumps on the wave-faces from the East wind were tricky to navigate.
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Kalani cruising with the birds. It was a fun day of swell. Nothing epic, but nice to surf a different type of wave. Bigger, but pretty fat and slow compared to French Fries. Tomorrow we should be back to the standard French Fry grind. Hasta manana.
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