Surfing in Nicaragua in June

Surfing in Nicaragua in June

June holds Nicaragua's season at full strength: south-west groundswell almost daily, offshore wind and 29°C water.

  • Water temp.
    29 °C
  • The month
    Excellent

Conditions in June

  • Water temp. : 29 °C
  • Wetsuit : Shorty or 2 mm

June is the second of the four peak months and the pattern is set. Groundswell arrives from the south-west without long gaps, the Tola reefs are on, and the wind out of the lake keeps the mornings and often the whole day clean.

What separates June from May is the rain, which is heavier and more regular now. That is not a reason to avoid it: it falls in the afternoon and evening, the swell it comes with is the point of the trip, and the water is at 29°C so a wet day is not a cold one. It is also the last month before the July and August crowd arrives.

Learning in June

Demanding on the reefs, fine on the beaches. San Juan del Sur is the base and a guide is worth the money at this size.

Where a beginner goes in June

These spots are reachable all year. What the month changes is the size of the waves, not the access.

For an experienced surfer

  • Surf : Excellent

Peak season conditions with less company than July. If your dates are flexible, June and September are the value months.

Where these figures come from

Air, rain and sunshine: WMO / NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Agadir Al Massira, a station some twenty kilometres inland and so a little warmer than the coast in summer. Swell, period and share of workable wind: Swell Archive and surf-forecast. Water temperature: seatemperature.org and weather-and-climate. Crowds and prices are an editorial judgement, not a measurement.

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