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
0.6m
E(80°)
Score: 3/25
Period
6s
Short period / windswell
Score: 2/25
Wind
20km/h
NE(50°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
28°C
0.1mm30%
Windswell Component
0.3mNE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.2mNE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 14 km/h ENE|PM: 23 km/h NE
14 km/h vs 23 km/h afternoon
Tide at 6am (0.1m)
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
6:00 am
Low tide - 0.05m
11:30 am
High tide - 0.15m
1:30 pm
Low tide - 0.14m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
0
PoorComponents
Swell Direction18/25
Swell Size3/25
Swell Period2/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score23/100
Adjustments
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-15
📉 Undersized Swell-10
🚫 Undersized Capmax 44
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
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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°
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