Nicaragua Surf Report for Friday, September 11, 2026

9:30 AM

PLAYA COLORADO

September 11th, 2026

PLAYA COLORADO

Hey everyone! This Friday morning offered us a special window at Colorados. Gavin Doan was like the energizer bunny this morning. He was lapping everyone in the water haha.

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9:30 AM

Josh S.

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3:33 pm

Gavin was in the zone. This is a different left from the opening frame. The waves were faster than they appeared this morning though.

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3:34 pm

Gavin's right here was certainly one of the best waves of the morning. Maybe even the best barrel made this morning.

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3:35 pm

He read the wave correctly on the entry. He knew to drag and get deep.

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3:36 pm

Perfectly slotted.

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3:37 pm

Gavin logged some time in this tube. It had to have been at least four seconds.

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3:38 pm

Here comes an incoming section. Will Gavin doggy-door in time?

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3:39 pm

A perfectly timed exit. If you zoom in, then you'll see the smile on Gavin's face.

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3:40 pm

Yuji got skunked while I was shooting. He sent it on a couple of draining closeouts to stay active.

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3:41 pm

I don't know this visiting surfer's name, but he also had a good session this morning.

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3:42 pm

He only grabbed his rail after the drop, so it put him out on the face of the wave a bit. He did get behind the curtain for a moment though.

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3:43 pm

He realized the wave was slower than he initially expected, so he did his best to engage his right torso and wipe off speed.

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3:44 pm

This was a good wave! Even if he was a touch ahead of some of the tube.

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3:45 pm

He had plenty of speed flying out of the hollow section, which he used to boost super high. He definitely got some bonus points for this huge air.

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3:46 pm

Dave (Rojo) setting up on a very clean left.

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3:47 pm

This return visiting bodyboarder found a sick drained out right at the north peak.

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3:48 pm

It looks like he'll have to navigate a bit of turbulence from the sand sucking up in front of him.

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3:49 pm

This was a perfect wave for a boogeyboard. It was small, but very round.

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3:50 pm

He completely disappeared and the corner clamped. I wasn't sure if he would make it.

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3:51 pm

He did sneak out just as the whole thing shut down. A good make to start his day.

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3:52 pm

The young visitor from the right earlier blasting the lip hard. This was a perfect turn.

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3:53 pm

Gavin was all gas no breaks. Left after left.

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3:54 pm

A lot of the lefts were running very hot. But it's best to log as much tube time as possible while we can.

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3:55 pm

One that got away... It was a special little window of waves. Hopefully we get some more this evening or tomorrow morning.

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PLAYA COLORADO

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