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
15
79
Good
1.1m
@17s
28km/h
Mon
16
66
Good
1.3m
@16s
19km/h
Tue
17
79
Good
1.2m
@15s
17km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Groomed
Clean faces from offshore winds
Swell
1.1m
SSW(209°)
Score: 11/25
Period
17s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
28km/h
E(82°)
Score: 16/25
Weather
31°C
0.0mm6%
Windswell Component
0.5mE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.9mS
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

5:34 am
Low tide - -0.40m
11:53 am
High tide - 0.72m
5:51 pm
Low tide - -0.26m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

79
Good
Components
Swell Direction24/25
Swell Size11/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind16/25
Raw Score76/100
Adjustments
Wind History+6
🌊💨 Windswell-3
Adjusted Score79/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score79
✨ Groomed

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°
Best window
morning

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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