Reef
both
Level 5/10
Corn Islands
Big Corn Island, Nicaragua
🪸Sharp reef🦈Sharks🏝️Remote
The Corn Islands are Nicaragua's Caribbean surf outpost—remote islands off the Mosquito Coast with reef breaks that see few surfers. A flight from Managua opens up an entirely different Nicaragua surf experience.
3-Day Forecast
Today's Conditions
Swell
1.0m
E(94°)
Score: 9/25
Period
10s
Medium period swell
Score: 14/25
Wind
12km/h
E(82°)
Score: 5/25
Weather
26°C
0.1mm38%
Windswell Component
0.2mE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.1mENE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
1:30 am
Low tide - 0.07m
7:30 am
High tide - 0.23m
3:30 pm
Low tide - 0.04m
10:30 pm
High tide - 0.13m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
39
PoorComponents
Swell Direction22/25
Swell Size9/25
Swell Period14/25
Wind5/25
Raw Score50/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-11
Adjusted Score39/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score39
🤢 Morning Sickness
Location & Conditions
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Spot Details
Swell Requirements
- Optimal direction
- E (90°)
- Direction range
- 60° - 120°
- Size range
- 0.8m - 2.5m
- Ideal size
- 2.1m
- Height multiplier
- 0.97×
- Ideal period
- 12s+
Wind Requirements
- Optimal direction
- W (270°)
- Offshore range
- 240° - 300°
- Best window
- morning
Tide Requirements
- Optimal tide
- mid
- Optimal range
- 0.6m - 1.5m
Water temp
28°C
Wetsuit
Boardshorts / Rashguard
Difficulty
5/10
Crowd level
1/10
Access: Caribbean Nicaragua. Flight from Managua.
Best Season
Peak: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar
Secondary: Sep, Oct
Nicaragua Caribbean reef.
Getting There
Airport
BEFDrive time
0 minBoat required
$50
Data quality
verified