Tola & Popoyo · Nicaragua

Playa Santana

A a-frame beach break over sand, works on swell from S–WSW, offshore in an ENE, and holds through the tide.

Beach breakSandA-framePlatform-verified data

Asks of youAdvanced intermediateIn JUL, 62 of 100

Power5/10Paddle-out 3 of 5

Face range70cm–2.9mAcross the whole year

Position11°26′N 86°08′WData confidence 75%

Wind, water and the year

What has to line up

Playa Santana clears 55 out of 100 every month of the year. A wave needs swell from the right sector, wind off the land and the tide in its window — all three, on the same morning.

Swell window and offshore wind

Tide, and where it works

The year

This month at Playa Santana

Face, typical2.6mUp to 2.9m on the bigger days

Rideable days73%Share of days with a wave

Offshore mornings68%Wind from ENE

Water29°Crowd index 2 of 5

Twelve rows, one per month

Every month on record

Monthly conditions at Playa Santana: typical and large face, share of rideable days, offshore mornings, water temperature, crowd index and the ability the break demands.
Month	Face	Big days	Rideable	Offshore	Water	Crowd	Asks
January	1.6m	2.9m	52%	92%	28°	1/5	Intermediate
February	1.6m	2.9m	49%	92%	28°	1/5	Intermediate
March	1.7m	2.9m	54%	90%	28°	1/5	Intermediate
April	2.2m	2.9m	67%	84%	29°	2/5	Advanced intermediate
May	2.5m	2.9m	73%	72%	29°	2/5	Advanced intermediate
June	2.7m	2.9m	75%	66%	29°	2/5	Advanced intermediate
July	2.6m	2.9m	73%	68%	29°	2/5	Advanced intermediate
August	2.6m	2.9m	73%	66%	29°	2/5	Advanced intermediate
September	2.5m	2.9m	72%	62%	29°	2/5	Advanced intermediate
October	2.3m	2.9m	67%	66%	29°	2/5	Advanced intermediate
November	1.9m	2.9m	57%	86%	28°	1/5	Intermediate
December	1.7m	2.9m	52%	92%	28°	1/5	Intermediate

Data confidence 75%. These are editorial estimates from long-run observation, not a forecast — check the forecast before you paddle out.

Stated plainly

What can hurt you here

Strong rips. Know where the channel is before you paddle out.

Camps linked to this break

Who surfs here

All of Tola & Popoyo

Tola & Popoyo · Playa Santana

Offshore Popoyo

330 offshore mornings a year, and nobody on the beach break.

To the water14minBy van

Breaks linked3Within reach

From€26.26Per night, this month

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