Nicaragua Surf Report for Thursday, May 18, 2023
Nicaragua Surf Report for
Thursday, May 18, 2023
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Nicaragua Surf Report for
Thursday, May 18, 2023
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Hey all you surf report spectators! Josh back behind the lens and keyboard again. The photo session started off super slow this morning, but luckily for all of us here in Iguana, the surf turned on after about 20 minutes! Follow along for Thursday’s action.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 05/18/2023 5:03 PM
Nicaragua Surf Report for
Thursday, May 18, 2023
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Nicaragua Surf Report for
Thursday, May 18, 2023
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I’ll start today’s report off with a highlight reel of my friend from Brazil. Unfortunately I’ve forgotten his name, but he has been visiting Colorados (Hacienda Iguana) regularly for several years. I’ve been trading off tubes with him since I was 15 or 16 and enjoy the friendly competition in the water! Textbook form on this hollow river-mouth right!
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 05/18/2023 5:04 PM
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Rain (I hope I’m spelling his name correctly) from California nabbed some keepers as well! He found a frothy but hollow set wave which gave him plenty of space to pull through. This photo makes the barrel look like it was a quick in-n-out for Rain, but it actually had another racey section which he weaved through. I actually gave up on him shooting the sequence, but he ended up squeezing through the end section even as it clamped shut around him.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 05/18/2023 5:07 PM
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Now back to our perfectly groomed river-mouth rights! There must’ve been more South in the swell today, as yesterday there wasn’t much happening at the river-mouth peak relative to the North peak. I bet these guys on the inside paddled out with some extra urgency after watching this one peel perfectly across directly in front of them.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 05/18/2023 5:09 PM
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One difference between the rights at the river-mouth peak versus the North peak is that the river-mouth rights tend to stay open for longer as they run down a longer strip of sand (I think). The Northern bar is shorter, but gets hit harder by the swells with more West which causes them to get square (very hollow). I think the river-mouth right is better suited to regular footers as they can pump for longer in tighter spaces, whereas the North peak is very steep and sucky which favors goofy footers being able to “knife” the drop with the pig-dog posture.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 05/18/2023 5:11 PM
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Here’s another left that got away. Our rider here was probably assuming that the wave wouldn’t be hollow enough to barrel, so he pre-committed to dropping all the way down the face in preparation for a drawn-out bottom turn. In many cases his assumption would be correct, however there was still sufficient power left from yesterday's swell to open up the lefts.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 05/18/2023 5:14 PM
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Alright that’s all of today’s tube action, now let’s see some air-time and rooster tails! This guy nearly rode out of this air-reverse which is very impressive given how high he got. The crowd on the beach went wild when they saw him flash us with the Sharpeye logo! Sick one dude!
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 05/18/2023 5:16 PM
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Alrighty, friends and viewers from abroad that wraps up today’s action. The temperature today was super hot and the electricity was out this morning, so this chica was smart to hit the beach and find some respite from the heat via the offshore breeze. Today’s magic window will be hard to beat, and the forecast for tomorrow looks mellower. Stay tuned to see if lightning will strike twice for us!
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 05/18/2023 5:20 PM