Beach

both

Level 6/10

Pipes

León, Nicaragua

🪸Sharp reef⚠️Shallow

Pipes is the hollow beachbreak gem in the Miramar zone—a wave that lives up to its name with dredging barrels on both the rights and lefts. The rights wedge up from the takeoff zone and break over mostly sand bottom, while the peeling lefts break over reef and demand more respect. When conditions align, Pipes gets very hollow and fast, especially on falling mid-tide or incoming low. The wave sits just up the beach from Miramar Point, making it easy to move between breaks and maximize your session.

10-Day Forecast

Today

Good

1.4mSW

@13s

10km/h

1.4m

@13s

10km/h

Mon

Firing

1.4mSW

@13s

9km/h

1.4m

@13s

9km/h

Groomed

Tue

Firing

1.4mSW

@15s

20km/h

1.4m

@15s

20km/h

Groomed

Wed

Firing

1.4mSW

@14s

19km/h

1.4m

@14s

19km/h

Groomed

Thu

Firing

1.2mSW

@14s

18km/h

1.2m

@14s

18km/h

Groomed

Fri

Firing

1.2mSW

@15s

16km/h

1.2m

@15s

16km/h

Groomed

Sat

Firing

1.3mSW

@14s

16km/h

1.3m

@14s

16km/h

Groomed

Sun

Firing

1.3mSW

@14s

19km/h

1.3m

@14s

19km/h

Groomed

Mon

Firing

1.0mSSW

@14s

16km/h

1.0m

@14s

16km/h

Groomed

Tue

Firing

0.8mSW

@14s

16km/h

0.8m

@14s

16km/h

Groomed

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Today's Conditions

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Swell

1.4m

SW(222°)

Score: 14/25

Period

13s

Medium period swell

Score: 10/25

Wind

10km/h

NE(56°)

Score: 23/25

Weather

29°C

0.8mm72%

Windswell Component

0.1mE@1s

Secondary Swell

0.2mSE

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

afternoon

AM: 11 km/h NE|PM: 10 km/h ENE

Similar wind — afternoon has better tide for this spot

Low tide at 1pm (-0.3m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

12:44 am

Low tide - -0.55m

7:10 am

High tide - 1.53m

1:19 pm

Low tide - -0.29m

7:21 pm

High tide - 1.37m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Good

Components

Swell Direction23/25

Swell Size14/25

Swell Period10/25

Wind23/25

Raw Score70/100

Adjustments

🌊 Tide+1

Adjusted Score71/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score71

🌊 Partly in the tide window

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SW (220°)
Direction range: 195° - 260°
Size range: 0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal size: 2.0m
Height multiplier: 0.97×
Ideal period: 15s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: E (80°)
Offshore range: 40° - 125°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: low to mid
Optimal range: 0.3m - 1.5m

Water temp

28°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

2/10

Access: Up the beach from Miramar Point. Walk or short drive.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Oct

Secondary: Mar, Nov

Best on falling mid-tide and incoming low. SW swell season.

Getting There

Airport

MGA

Drive time

100 min

Data quality

verified

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