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29 surf spots, 3 kitesurf spots, 1 windsurf spot, 15 sailing spots, 3 kayak spots and 1 mountain bike area in Nicaragua.

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Showing 50 of 52 places.

Poneloya Beach Las Penitas
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 29°C · Soft
76Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue71, Good
2. Wed74, Good
3. Thu88, Good
4. Fri91, Good, the best day
5. Sat70, Good
6. Sun41, Poor
7. Mon62, Good
Stay in Poneloya
Padangs
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 29°C · Soft
76Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue71, Good
2. Wed78, Good
3. Thu89, Good
4. Fri89, Good
5. Sat58, Fair
6. Sun46, Fair
7. Mon66, Good
Stay in Miramar
Pipes
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 29°C · Soft
76Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue71, Good
2. Wed77, Good
3. Thu89, Good
4. Fri89, Good
5. Sat58, Fair
6. Sun46, Fair
7. Mon68, Good
Stay in Miramar
Freight Trains
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 29°C · Soft
76Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue71, Good
2. Wed78, Good
3. Thu89, Good
4. Fri89, Good
5. Sat58, Fair
6. Sun46, Fair
7. Mon67, Good
Stay in Puerto Sandino
Suicides
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 29°C · Soft
76Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue71, Good
2. Wed77, Good
3. Thu89, Good
4. Fri89, Good
5. Sat58, Fair
6. Sun46, Fair
7. Mon68, Good
Stay in Puerto Sandino
Miramar
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 29°C · Soft
76Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue71, Good
2. Wed77, Good
3. Thu89, Good
4. Fri89, Good
5. Sat58, Fair
6. Sun46, Fair
7. Mon67, Good
playa dos remedios
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Soft
74Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue81, Good
2. Wed79, Good
3. Thu90, Good, the best day
4. Fri84, Good
5. Sat47, Fair
6. Sun29, Poor
7. Mon35, Poor
Stay in San Juan del Sur
San Juan Del Sur
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Soft
74Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue80, Good
2. Wed83, Good
3. Thu90, Good, the best day
4. Fri83, Good
5. Sat46, Fair
6. Sun27, Poor
7. Mon33, Poor
Stay in San Juan del Sur
Puerto Sandino
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 29°C · Soft
74Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue71, Good
2. Wed78, Good
3. Thu89, Good, the best day
4. Fri85, Good
5. Sat50, Fair
6. Sun40, Poor
7. Mon58, Fair
No Names
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 29°C · Soft
73Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue65, Good
2. Wed70, Good
3. Thu86, Good
4. Fri88, Good, the best day
5. Sat58, Fair
6. Sun46, Fair
7. Mon64, Good
Stay in Miramar
Playa Maderas
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Slab
73Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue81, Good
2. Wed79, Good
3. Thu90, Good, the best day
4. Fri81, Good
5. Sat45, Fair
6. Sun29, Poor
7. Mon41, Poor
Stay in San Juan del Sur
Pico de Garza
Kayak spot · Nicaragua
Wind 3–6 kn
100Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue99, Good
2. Wed100, Good
3. Thu98, Good
4. Fri100, Good
5. Sat100, Good
6. Sun100, Good
7. Mon100, Good
Stay in Granada
Aserradores
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–4 ft · Water 29°C · Soft
72Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue84, Good, the best day
2. Wed83, Good
3. Thu67, Good
4. Fri79, Good
5. Sat67, Good
6. Sun36, Poor
7. Mon42, Poor
Playa Amarillo
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Slab
72Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue74, Good
2. Wed71, Good
3. Thu90, Good, the best day
4. Fri87, Good
5. Sat48, Fair
6. Sun26, Poor
7. Mon45, Fair
Stay in Las Salinas
Astillero
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
71Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue72, Good
2. Wed69, Good
3. Thu87, Good
4. Fri90, Good, the best day
5. Sat50, Fair
6. Sun27, Poor
7. Mon39, Poor
Stay in El Astillero
Hongo Reef
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
71Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue74, Good
2. Wed71, Good
3. Thu90, Good, the best day
4. Fri87, Good
5. Sat48, Fair
6. Sun25, Poor
7. Mon34, Poor
Stay in Las Salinas
Asunchillo
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 29°C · Hollow
70Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue61, Good
2. Wed75, Good
3. Thu87, Good
4. Fri90, Good, the best day
5. Sat47, Fair
6. Sun30, Poor
7. Mon47, Fair
Stay in Pochomil
Quizala
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 29°C · Hollow
70Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue61, Good
2. Wed75, Good
3. Thu87, Good
4. Fri90, Good, the best day
5. Sat47, Fair
6. Sun31, Poor
7. Mon46, Fair
Stay in Pochomil
Santana
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
70Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue72, Good
2. Wed71, Good
3. Thu83, Good
4. Fri86, Good, the best day
5. Sat46, Fair
6. Sun26, Poor
7. Mon47, Fair
Stay in El Limon
Área de Kayak
Kayak spot · Nicaragua
Wind 4–6 kn
99Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue98, Good
2. Wed100, Good, the best day
3. Thu99, Good
4. Fri99, Good
5. Sat98, Good
6. Sun97, Good
7. Mon98, Good
Stay in LLano de La Cruz
Cherrio's
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 29°C · Hollow
69Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue61, Good
2. Wed73, Good
3. Thu85, Good
4. Fri88, Good, the best day
5. Sat47, Fair
6. Sun31, Poor
7. Mon48, Fair
Stay in Pochomil
Chigga's
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 29°C · Hollow
69Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue61, Good
2. Wed73, Good
3. Thu85, Good
4. Fri88, Good, the best day
5. Sat47, Fair
6. Sun31, Poor
7. Mon48, Fair
Stay in Pochomil
Hemorrhoids
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 29°C · Crumbling
69Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue61, Good
2. Wed73, Good
3. Thu85, Good
4. Fri88, Good, the best day
5. Sat47, Fair
6. Sun30, Poor
7. Mon47, Fair
Stay in Pochomil
Playa Remanso
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
69Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue78, Good
2. Wed80, Good
3. Thu85, Good, the best day
4. Fri76, Good
5. Sat39, Poor
6. Sun24, Poor
7. Mon29, Poor
Stay in San Juan del Sur
Chacocente
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
69Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue69, Good
2. Wed64, Good
3. Thu85, Good
4. Fri90, Good, the best day
5. Sat50, Fair
6. Sun28, Poor
7. Mon48, Fair
Stay in El Astillero
Colorado
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
69Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue72, Good
2. Wed68, Good
3. Thu82, Good
4. Fri85, Good, the best day
5. Sat46, Fair
6. Sun27, Poor
7. Mon46, Fair
Stay in Las Salinas
Playa Guasacate
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Slab
69Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue67, Good
2. Wed65, Good
3. Thu87, Good
4. Fri88, Good, the best day
5. Sat48, Fair
6. Sun28, Poor
7. Mon45, Fair
Stay in Guasacate
Popoyo
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
69Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue67, Good
2. Wed65, Good
3. Thu87, Good
4. Fri88, Good, the best day
5. Sat48, Fair
6. Sun28, Poor
7. Mon46, Fair
Kitesurf corn Island
Kayak spot · Nicaragua
Wind 4–8 kn
98Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue84, Good
2. Wed100, Good
3. Thu96, Good
4. Fri100, Good
5. Sat100, Good
6. Sun93, Good
7. Mon98, Good
Stay in South End
Pochomil Beach Break
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Soft
66Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue62, Good
2. Wed66, Good
3. Thu80, Good
4. Fri85, Good, the best day
5. Sat47, Fair
6. Sun28, Poor
7. Mon50, Fair
Stay in Pochomil
Pie De Gigante Point
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Slab
66Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue69, Good
2. Wed63, Good
3. Thu78, Good
4. Fri81, Good, the best day
5. Sat46, Fair
6. Sun26, Poor
7. Mon45, Fair
Stay in Las Salinas
Kitesurf corn Island
Windsurf spot · Nicaragua
Wind 4–11 kn · Water 29°C
12Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue0, Poor
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu60, Good, the best day
4. Fri0, Poor
5. Sat0, Poor
6. Sun0, Poor
7. Mon0, Poor
Stay in South End
The Finca
Surf spot · Nicaragua
Waves 1–4 ft · Water 29°C · Soft
45Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue59, Fair
2. Wed60, Good, the best day
3. Thu34, Poor
4. Fri47, Fair
5. Sat36, Poor
6. Sun18, Poor
7. Mon26, Poor
Stay in El Rosario Chinandega Department
Muelle Principal de Corn Island
Sailing spot · Nicaragua
Wind 5–11 kn · Water 29°C
34Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue27, Poor
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu100, Good, the best day
4. Fri46, Fair
5. Sat0, Poor
6. Sun0, Poor
7. Mon0, Poor
Stay in South End
Copa Gatorade 2017
Mountain bike area · Nicaragua
Rain 0–4 mm
61Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue75, Good, the best day
2. Wed60, Good
3. Thu60, Good
4. Fri61, Good
5. Sat59, Fair
6. Sun39, Poor
7. Mon60, Good
Stay in El Astillero
Port of Puerto Cabezas
Sailing spot · Nicaragua
Wind 5–8 kn · Water 29°C
19Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue50, Fair, the best day
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu28, Poor
4. Fri0, Poor
5. Sat0, Poor
6. Sun0, Poor
7. Mon21, Poor
Stay in Puerto Cabezas
Kitesurf corn Island
Kitesurf spot · Nicaragua
Wind 4–11 kn · Water 29°C
0Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue0, Poor
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri0, Poor
5. Sat0, Poor
6. Sun0, Poor
7. Mon0, Poor
Stay in South End
Kitesurf Corn Island
Kitesurf spot · Nicaragua
Wind 3–10 kn · Water 29°C
0Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue0, Poor
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri0, Poor
5. Sat0, Poor
6. Sun0, Poor
7. Mon0, Poor
Popoyo
Kitesurf spot · Nicaragua
Wind 4–9 kn · Water 28°C
0Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue0, Poor
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri0, Poor
5. Sat0, Poor
6. Sun0, Poor
7. Mon0, Poor
El Bluff
Sailing spot · Nicaragua
Wind 5–8 kn · Water 29°C
27Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue0, Poor
2. Wed43, Poor, the best day
3. Thu20, Poor
4. Fri18, Poor
5. Sat24, Poor
6. Sun0, Poor
7. Mon42, Poor
Puerto Lacustre de San Jorge
Sailing spot · Nicaragua
Wind 2–8 kn
9Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue34, Poor, the best day
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri0, Poor
5. Sat0, Poor
6. Sun12, Poor
7. Mon0, Poor
Stay in San Juan del Sur
Puerto El Zapote
Sailing spot · Nicaragua
Wind 2–8 kn · Water 29°C
9Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue29, Poor, the best day
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri17, Poor
5. Sat0, Poor
6. Sun0, Poor
7. Mon0, Poor
Stay in Aserradores
Puerto Alegre
Sailing spot · Nicaragua
Wind 1–7 kn · Water 29°C
3Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue0, Poor
2. Wed15, Poor, the best day
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri0, Poor
5. Sat0, Poor
6. Sun0, Poor
7. Mon0, Poor
Stay in Poneloya
Marina Puesta del Sol
Sailing spot · Nicaragua
Wind 3–7 kn · Water 29°C
2Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue12, Poor, the best day
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri0, Poor
5. Sat0, Poor
6. Sun0, Poor
7. Mon0, Poor
Stay in Aserradores
Puerto El Jobo
Sailing spot · Nicaragua
Wind 3–7 kn · Water 29°C
2Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue12, Poor, the best day
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri0, Poor
5. Sat0, Poor
6. Sun0, Poor
7. Mon0, Poor
Stay in Aserradores
Puerto de Asese
Sailing spot · Nicaragua
Wind 1–5 kn
0Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue0, Poor
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri0, Poor
5. Sat0, Poor
6. Sun0, Poor
7. Mon0, Poor
Stay in El Astillero
Puerto de la Poseción
Sailing spot · Nicaragua
Wind 1–2 kn
0Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue0, Poor
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri0, Poor
5. Sat0, Poor
6. Sun0, Poor
7. Mon0, Poor
Stay in Aserradores
Puerto El Barquito
Sailing spot · Nicaragua
Wind 1–2 kn · Water 29°C
0Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue0, Poor
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri0, Poor
5. Sat0, Poor
6. Sun0, Poor
7. Mon0, Poor
Stay in Poneloya
Puerto Manticá
Sailing spot · Nicaragua
Wind 1–3 kn · Water 29°C
0Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue0, Poor
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri0, Poor
5. Sat0, Poor
6. Sun0, Poor
7. Mon0, Poor
Stay in Poneloya
Kahkabila
Sailing spot · Nicaragua
Wind 2–6 kn
0Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue0, Poor
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri0, Poor
5. Sat0, Poor
6. Sun0, Poor
7. Mon0, Poor
Stay in Bluefields

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Each country's surf spots and ski resorts or kitesurf spots or windsurf spots or sailing spots or dive sites or kayak spots or climbing areas or mountain bike areas, on this list and map.

Åland Islands 22
Albania 45
Algeria 20
American Samoa 7
Andorra 8
Angola 15
Anguilla 5
Antarctica 13
Antigua and Barbuda 20
Argentina 155
Armenia 4
Aruba 44
Australia 2,367
Austria 1,199
Azerbaijan 3
Bahamas 85
Bahrain 2
Bangladesh 2
Barbados 62
Belarus 6
Belgium 216
Belize 20
Benin 5
Bermuda 24
Bolivia 12
Bosnia and Herzegovina 67
Brazil 724
British Indian Ocean Territory 2
British Virgin Islands 78
Brunei Darussalam 4
Bulgaria 75
Burkina Faso 1
Cabo Verde 44
Cambodia 6
Cameroon 5
Canada 1,473
Cayman Islands 34
Chad 1
Chile 183
China 185
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 36
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 3
Colombia 123
Congo 5
Cook Islands 14
Costa Rica 117
Côte d’Ivoire 12
Croatia 340
Cuba 48
Curaçao 32
Cyprus 99
Czechia 585
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2
Democratic Republic of the Congo 1
Denmark 1,009
Djibouti 13
Dominica 28
Dominican Republic 83
Ecuador 116
Egypt 535
El Salvador 27
Equatorial Guinea 1
Eritrea 1
Estonia 172
Eswatini 1
Ethiopia 1
Falkland Islands 5
Faroe Islands 8
Fiji 54
Finland 778
France 3,778
French Polynesia 93
Gabon 18
Gambia 4
Georgia 22
Germany 3,945
Ghana 26
Gibraltar 1
Greece 519
Greenland 12
Grenada 20
Guam 29
Guatemala 14
Guernsey 20
Guinea 3
Guinea-Bissau 10
Haiti 9
Heard Island and McDonald Islands 1
Honduras 444
Hungary 150
Iceland 46
India 61
Indonesia 818
Iran 49
Iraq 1
Ireland 236
Isle of Man 3
Israel 239
Italy 2,606
Jamaica 55
Japan 636
Jersey 16
Jordan 27
Kazakhstan 8
Kenya 32
Kiribati 2
Kosovo 3
Kuwait 3
Kyrgyzstan 12
Lao People's Democratic Republic 2
Latvia 50
Lebanon 25
Lesotho 2
Liberia 8
Libya 8
Liechtenstein 4
Lithuania 85
Luxembourg 15
Madagascar 35
Malaysia 99
Maldives 225
Malta 150
Marshall Islands 35
Mauritania 5
Mauritius 58
Mexico 434
Micronesia 50
Monaco 3
Montenegro 57
Montserrat 2
Morocco 146
Mozambique 35
Myanmar 8
Namibia 36
Naoero 3
Nepal 3
Netherlands 764
New Caledonia 31
New Zealand 478
Nicaragua 52
Nigeria 5
Norfolk Island 5
North Macedonia 6
Northern Mariana Islands 6
Norway 901
Oman 29
Pakistan 11
Palau 21
Panama 93
Papua New Guinea 57
Peru 137
Philippines 266
Pitcairn 1
Poland 644
Portugal 534
Puerto Rico 113
Qatar 7
Republic of Korea 74
Romania 85
Russian Federation 322
Saint Barthélemy 19
Saint Kitts and Nevis 17
Saint Lucia 27
Saint Martin 10
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 22
Samoa 13
San Marino 1
Sao Tome and Principe 6
Saudi Arabia 30
Senegal 62
Serbia 30
Seychelles 61
Sierra Leone 4
Singapore 11
Sint Maarten 5
Slovakia 273
Slovenia 133
Solomon Islands 33
Somalia 3
South Africa 725
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 1
Spain 1,692
Sri Lanka 70
State of Palestine 14
Sudan 18
Sweden 896
Switzerland 1,206
Syrian Arab Republic 5
Taiwan 63
Tajikistan 1
Thailand 190
Timor-Leste 4
Togo 3
Tokelau 1
Tonga 29
Trinidad and Tobago 35
Tunisia 45
Türkiye 187
Turkmenistan 3
Turks and Caicos Islands 26
Tuvalu 1
Uganda 36
Ukraine 84
United Arab Emirates 50
United Kingdom 1,509
United Republic of Tanzania 67
United States 6,905
United States Minor Outlying Islands 1
United States Virgin Islands 35
Uruguay 61
Uzbekistan 2
Vanuatu 38
Venezuela 65
Viet Nam 48
Western Sahara 1
Yemen 10
Zambia 1
Zimbabwe 4

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