Rivas, Nicaragua
Playa Colorado
Advanced
Point break
Sand bottom
Peels right
1–3.5 m
Mid tide
One of Central America's best waves: a powerful, hollow, sand-bottom right point (plus the Banana's left) that barrels consistently through the southwest swell season. World Surf League qualifying events have been held here; the inside section is genuinely shallow.
Hazards
ShallowRipStrong CurrentLocalism
Conditions
- Best swell
- SW, SSW, S
- Best wind
- E, NE
- Season
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
- Wave size
- 1–3.5 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 11.4030, -86.1800
Facilities
ParkingCafe