Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, July 17, 2026

6:09 AM

PLAYA COLORADO

July 17th, 2026

PLAYA COLORADO

Hey everyone! Welcome to Friday afternoon’s surf report from Colorados. The surf was near flat today, but it was very clean in the evening. A bunch of keen surfers were on it.

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6:09 AM

Josh S.

Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, July 17, 2026

12:12 pm

Jeyner in a race down the line with the lip on this ropey left.

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Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, July 17, 2026

12:13 pm

Finn was one of the MVPs today. Leave it to him to make the surf look fun when it is thigh high haha.

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Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, July 17, 2026

12:14 pm

I don't know how he managed to get enough pop for this chop-hop. The wave had very little slope or chop to project off of.

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Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, July 17, 2026

12:15 pm

Emma and her friend made it their mission to get as many tandem rides as possible. I was impressed with their performance!

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Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, July 17, 2026

12:16 pm

Finn took advantage of any section or coping that came his wave. It was pretty dry out there in terms of opportunity for radical maneuvers.

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Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, July 17, 2026

12:17 pm

You know times are tough when you see Finn going for a roundhouse like this. That's when you know the surf is gutless. Not criticizing his choice of maneuver, just that it highlights the lack of size.

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12:18 pm

The tandem couple at it again. If there was ever a day for it, today was the day.

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Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, July 17, 2026

12:19 pm

This surfer got a little outpaced, but tried to pull the uno reverse card and stylish fade. Make it look like he wasn't getting rejected by the section haha. Creativity points.

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12:20 pm

Finn was undoubtedly the shortboarding MVP.

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12:21 pm

But Emma and her friend were the longboarding MVPs haha! The Weitzen crew stole the show.

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12:22 pm

A little cross-stepping from our rider in blue. I think he likely is a shortboarder, but made the smart move of renting a longboard from NSR to enjoy today's micro-waves.

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12:23 pm

Four tandem rides. That could be a record for this break haha!

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Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, July 17, 2026

12:24 pm

Under the lip and playing with fire! No risk, no reward! Tomorrow should be a touch bigger. Hopefully the winds continue to say down a bit. Hasta manana.

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07/17/2026

PLAYA COLORADO

Hey everyone! Welcome to Friday afternoon’s surf report from Colorados. The surf was near flat today, but it was very clean in the evening. A bunch of keen surfers were on it.

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PLAYA COLORADO

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Hey amigos! Josh back behind the lens for the next few days. This Wednesday’s report is coming your way from French Fries and Panga Drops. So much for it being surf season haha! The waves were still playful at sunset this evening.

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PLAYA COLORADO

Hey amigos! Welcome to Thursday’s surf report from Colorados! It was a bit slower and a bit smaller today, but there were still some great waves to be had.

07/17/2024

Hey everyone! Josh back on the surf report for the next few days. The swell filled in more today, Wednesday, at Colorados. Derek Thomas maxing out his style points during this bottom turn.

07/17/2023

PLAYA COLORADO

@tonyzphotos coming at you with the Monday report. Surf dropped a bit overnight. Still plenty fun in the waist to occasional chest high range.

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