Tola & Popoyo · Popoyo Outer Reef
Offshore Popoyo
330 offshore mornings a year, and nobody on the beach break.
To the water6minWalkable
Breaks linked3Within reach
From€26.26Per night, this month
Tola & Popoyo · Nicaragua
Popoyo Outer Reef
A a-frame reef break over rock reef, works on swell from S–WSW, offshore in an ENE, and comes in on mid and mid–high and high tide.
Reef breakRock reefA-framePlatform-verified data
Asks of youExpertIn JUL, 100 of 100
Power8/10Paddle-out 5 of 5
Face range1.5m–5.0mAcross the whole year
Position11°27′N 86°07′WData confidence 75%
Wind, water and the year
What has to line up
Popoyo Outer Reef 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 Popoyo Outer Reef
Face, typical4.7mUp to 5.0m on the bigger days
Rideable days84%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
| Month | Face | Big days | Rideable | Offshore | Water | Crowd | Asks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.0m | 5.0m | 60% | 92% | 28° | 1/5 | Expert |
| February | 2.8m | 5.0m | 57% | 92% | 28° | 1/5 | Expert |
| March | 3.1m | 5.0m | 62% | 90% | 28° | 1/5 | Expert |
| April | 3.9m | 5.0m | 77% | 84% | 29° | 2/5 | Expert |
| May | 4.6m | 5.0m | 84% | 72% | 29° | 2/5 | Expert |
| June | 4.9m | 5.0m | 86% | 66% | 29° | 2/5 | Expert |
| July | 4.7m | 5.0m | 84% | 68% | 29° | 2/5 | Expert |
| August | 4.7m | 5.0m | 84% | 66% | 29° | 2/5 | Expert |
| September | 4.5m | 5.0m | 82% | 62% | 29° | 2/5 | Expert |
| October | 4.1m | 5.0m | 77% | 66% | 29° | 2/5 | Expert |
| November | 3.4m | 5.0m | 66% | 86% | 28° | 1/5 | Expert |
| December | 3.0m | 5.0m | 60% | 92% | 28° | 1/5 | Expert |
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
- Shallow reef. The wave breaks in water you can stand in, over something that will cut you.
- A long paddle against current to reach the peak.
- Remote. There is no lifeguard and help is a long way off.
- Sharp rock. The reef itself takes skin.
Camps linked to this break
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