Reef
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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
30
0
Poor
0.8m
@6s
23km/h
Tue
31
0
Poor
0.9m
@7s
27km/h
Wed
1
0
Poor
0.9m
@7s
21km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.8m
E(94°)
Score: 7/25
Period
6s
Short period / windswell
Score: 2/25
Wind
23km/h
NE(45°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
26°C
0.5mm96%
Windswell Component
0.6mNE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.1mNNE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 26 km/h NE|PM: 24 km/h NE
Lighter winds later (24 km/h)
Tide at 3pm (0.1m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:30 am
Low tide - 0.08m
9:30 am
High tide - 0.23m
3:10 pm
Low tide - 0.09m
10:00 pm
High tide - 0.24m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction22/25
Swell Size7/25
Swell Period2/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score31/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-17
🌊💨 Windswell-5
⚠️ Weak Component-15
📉 Undersized Swell-9
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell

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°

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
BEF
Drive time
0 min
Boat required
$50
Data quality
verified

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