Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, May 23, 2025

5:06 AM

PLAYA COLORADO

May 23rd, 2025

PLAYA COLORADO

Hey amigos! Welcome to Friday’s surf report from Colorados. The swell did show up more for us today which was much appreciated! It was still more inconsistent than ideal, but there were barrels to be had throughout the day.

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5:06 AM

Josh S

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11:10 pm

Carl got one of the better waves of the morning, so we'll let an NSR OG lead the report.

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11:11 pm

Carl's wave selection has been on point over the past two days. His years of experience here paying off.

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11:12 pm

He got a little shade on the first section, but he was committed for the long haul on this right!

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11:13 pm

All the way behind the curtain! That is what we like to see.

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11:14 pm

I was rooting for him the whole time. It was a fast wave though!

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11:15 pm

As Carl said after exiting the water, "This one just kept getting rounder and rounder."

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11:16 pm

Carl got plenty of travel time and enjoyed a nice vision to start the day. Unfortunately it ran hot on him at the end, but he did what he could. Nice work Carl.

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11:17 pm

The relative West in the swell continued to dominate.

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11:18 pm

Picture perfect! A bit slow between sets, but today was closer to "real" Colorados.

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11:19 pm

A perfect bottom turn to set up for this clean wall.

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11:20 pm

Wham! I bet this guy is a contest surfer given his approach on this right.

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11:21 pm

He got inverted on his second snap and rode out of it. Maxing out his shred point on this right.

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11:22 pm

This shredder from the past few days packed a nice right too.

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11:23 pm

The perfect setup.

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11:24 pm

Logging some time in the shade.

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11:25 pm

He got pretty deep on this tight right.

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11:26 pm

A battle with the lip on the exit...

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11:27 pm

And he's out!

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11:28 pm

Jeison testing his rip skipping skills haha!

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11:29 pm

Dropping the back knee all the way down... A risky move, but it worked for this guy this time.

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11:30 pm

Another drop knee! This one is slightly better as his knee isn't completely planted. Better to give yourself at least some mobility and room to operate.

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11:31 pm

Another rip current charger. These sandy, foamy tubes are very tricky to navigate.

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11:32 pm

Lesther gets to close the report with a thick left.

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11:33 pm

Lesther knows how to get deep.

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11:34 pm

Now for the second section!

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11:35 pm

Too easy for Lesther.

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11:36 pm

Squeezing every millisecond out of this tube.

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11:37 pm

Another day, another tubaso for Lesther.

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11:38 pm

And a smooth carve to seal the deal! That's at least a nine pointer for today's conditions.

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11:39 pm

Well it's nice to see that the swell finally showed some face. Hopefully more and more through the coming days! Hasta manana.

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