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.

10-Day Forecast

Today

Poor

0.9mE

@7s

29km/h

0.9m

@7s

29km/h

Choppy

Mon

Poor

1.2mE

@6s

20km/h

1.2m

@6s

20km/h

Choppy

Tue

Poor

1.0mE

@7s

29km/h

1.0m

@7s

29km/h

Choppy

Wed

Poor

1.2mE

@8s

32km/h

1.2m

@8s

32km/h

Choppy

Thu

Poor

1.0mE

@7s

27km/h

1.0m

@7s

27km/h

Choppy

Fri

Poor

1.0mE

@7s

25km/h

1.0m

@7s

25km/h

Choppy

Sat

Poor

0.9mE

@9s

41km/h

0.9m

@9s

41km/h

Choppy

Sun

Poor

1.1mE

@8s

27km/h

1.1m

@8s

27km/h

Choppy

Mon

Poor

1.0mE

@7s

24km/h

1.0m

@7s

24km/h

Choppy

Tue

Poor

0.8mENE

@6s

24km/h

0.8m

@6s

24km/h

Choppy

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Today's Conditions

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Swell

0.9m

E(82°)

Score: 8/25

Period

Short period / windswell

Score: 4/25

Wind

29km/h

E(84°)

Score: 0/25

Weather

27°C

0.8mm100%

Windswell Component

0.6mE@3s

Secondary Swell

0.2mNE

Forecast Confidence

100%

Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather

Best Session

morning

AM: 21 km/h ENE|PM: 28 km/h E

21 km/h vs 28 km/h afternoon

Tide at 10am (-0.0m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:54 am

High tide - 0.33m

10:45 am

Low tide - -0.01m

5:18 pm

High tide - 0.38m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Poor

Components

Swell Direction19/25

Swell Size8/25

Swell Period4/25

Wind0/25

Raw Score31/100

Adjustments

🤢 Wind History-17

🌊💨 Windswell-3

🌊 Tide-3

⚠️ Weak Component-10

📉 Undersized Swell-8

Adjusted Score0/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score0

🤢 Morning Sickness🌊 Too low for this tide window

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°

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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