Beach
both
Level 5/10

Chacocente

Carazo, Nicaragua
🏝️Remote🚶Difficult access

Chacocente is Nicaragua's wildest surf setting—a quick, hollow beachbreak located inside a protected wildlife reserve that's also one of the world's most important Olive Ridley sea turtle nesting beaches. The wave offers barreling lefts and rights on a sandy bottom, surrounded by lush jungle and towering cliffs. With offshore winds grooming the waves 300 days a year and virtually no crowds, this is as close to surfing in paradise as it gets. The remote location means boat access is recommended, especially during rainy season when the dirt roads become challenging.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
68
Good
1.1m
@14s
33km/h
Tue
31
72
Good
1.2m
@14s
31km/h
Wed
1
54
Fair
1.0m
@13s
29km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Groomed
Clean faces from offshore winds
Swell
1.1m
S(186°)
Score: 11/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 21/25
Wind
33km/h
ENE(71°)
Score: 24/25
Weather
31°C
0.0mm52%
Windswell Component
0.8mE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.4mWSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 29 km/h ENE|PM: 33 km/h ENE
Lighter winds early (29 km/h)
Low tide at 6am (-0.6m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:10 am
Low tide - -0.60m
12:33 pm
High tide - 1.14m
6:43 pm
Low tide - -0.56m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

68
Good
Components
Swell Direction11/25
Swell Size11/25
Swell Period21/25
Wind24/25
Raw Score67/100
Adjustments
Wind History+6
🌊💨 Windswell-5
Adjusted Score68/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score68
✨ Groomed🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (210°)
Direction range
185° - 255°
Size range
0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.90×
Ideal period
15s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
ENE (60°)
Offshore range
20° - 100°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid
Optimal range
0.3m - 1.8m

Water temp

28°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

1/10

Access: Inside Chacocente Wildlife Refuge. Boat access recommended rainy season.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Oct

Secondary: Mar, Nov

Offshore 300 days/year. Best low-mid tide. Wildlife reserve.

Getting There

Airport
MGA
Drive time
110 min
Data quality
verified

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