December 29th, 2023
Somewhere in Nicaragua
Happy Friday everyone! Josh back behind the lens for a fairly long period of time while Mr. Tony Z chases waves during our mellow season of surf. The waves today were pretty good at Pangas! Luckily I had a few more surfers to shoot than usual.
Every 10 minutes or so, there would be an outside set that would catch everyone off guard. It’s a shame too, as these were some of the better waves of the morning.
The rides can be so long at Pangas that you will often have two or more surfers up and riding in the same frame. It makes for fun spectating from the beach as there is no shortage of action when there are more than 10 to 15 surfers out.
Lucy was determined to douse everyone behind her waves today.
Party wave! This drop-in was relatively harmless as the other guy was pretty deep and didn’t look too worked up about this gentle wave. It’s a different story when it’s pumping though!
Roberto trying to avoid the guillotine before reaching 2024 haha.
Lucy attempting a fin-ditch. This is a risky move at Pangas because the wave is so soft, that it is difficult to re-enter post-execution.
Heyner won the heat today. Maximum power and torque on this top turn!
There you go Lucy! That’s a safer bet there. Keeping that rail engaged is the secret code to surfing Pangas well.
The inside section on the rights can occasionally get hollow. It was pretty gentle today, but this guy got some good speed through this inside section.
Hate to break it to you Rob, but maybe you should’ve waited for wave #2 haha!
Pangas is a very, very difficult wave to execute sharp turns on. The fact that Heyner completed and timed this backside blast on such a small wave demonstrates his proficiency here.
Well amigos that was today’s surf action from Pangas! To tease the question of, “How was french fries?” It was good, but you needed a long-board. I saw some crazy long-little racers slide across that northern bar. I hear the wind puffing a little more outside now, but I think the surf and wind should be fairly similar tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by and have a good one!
RECENT REPORTS
Hey amigos! Welcome to Tuesday evening’s surf report from Colorados. The swell was bigger and stronger today, but it was very slow between the sets. I think the lack of a secondary swell combined with the sandbars not being in perfect shape made for long waits.
Hey amigos! Welcome to Monday evening’s surf report from Colorados. It wasn’t as big as I was expecting, but there was still some push.
Hey everyone! Welcome to Sunday evening’s surf report from Panga Drops / French Fries. It was very clean, but smaller than yesterday which caught me off-guard. There were still some pretty waves for the handful of surfers that were out.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Hey there everyone hope you are having great holidays so far because I am enjoying these days to the fullest and i feel like you should too it’s a great time to go out in the water and enjoy yourself.
Happy hump day Chavalos! Another fun, but super WINDY session out at the reef today. Lots of sting rays too, as it’s the time of year again. Don’t forget to shuffle them pies (feet) & little piggies on your walk out to the waves!
Happy Tuesday everyone! We had some pretty fun little waves on the high tide going out in the late afternoon today. Jump on in and check it out!!!