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Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, January 09, 2026
6:22 AM

January 9th, 2026
PANGA DROPS

Hey amigos! Welcome to Friday evening’s surf report from Panga Drops. The swell did pick up some later in the day and the wind was favorable. There were a few tubes to be had, but they were tricky to find.

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Finley hard-carried the surf report again. The lip is about to get smoked.
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Yep. Told ya.
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Finn takes every wave to value town. Let's see if the inside gives him something to work with.
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Yep! He chucked a lofty air-revo to seal the deal.
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Asher flowing through a smooth carve.
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One of the visitors getting compact on a clean right at middle-peak.
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Steve found a big outside right set, but the sections folded over quickly down the line.
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Lesther staying sharp this off-season.
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John doing his best navigate a small shoulder at the southern end of the lineup.
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Fin-slide + layback = ?
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Asher boosting. Look at that tight compression. His surfing is very precise.
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Finley letting it rip again. He stole the show out there again today.
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Bringin' it around town! A buttery face on this middle-peak left.
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Koji slicing and dicing out at the middle-peak. He eventually came to his senses and shifted to the side though haha.
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Kevin Cortez closing today's report with a quick lip-line tag. The conditions notably improved today. Hopefully more swell and fun waves for us tomorrow!
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