Surf Forecast  Punta Miramar

Punta Miramar surfspot characteristics

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Punta Miramar holds consistently good lefts, with fast inside runners and tubes on the inside sections of reef at higher tides. When the swell cranks, so does the outside section, offering mean, heavy hollow rides for those with the skills to handle the low tide bombs.

General: The Miramar area offers a variety of waves - pointbreaks, reefbreaks, jetty breaks, and beachbreaks - but its the left point break reef that is actually called Miramar. The best swells for Miramar are from the SW to S, ideally SW. The point favors mid to long-period, single swells, whereas the other beachbreaks around it favor combo swells and a mix of swell periods for peakier shape. Around Miramar itself, there are several spots within walking distance.</br></br>1. Miramar Point is a reef pointbreak left that holds the most swell in the area. It has three main takeoff spots -- two on the outside during bigger swells, offering either a short, steep right or a long left that breaks all the way through to the inside. The outside works at low tide and can hold sizeable swells. When the swell is smaller and during higher tides, the inside and third takeoff zone can get pretty good. This inside section -- best between waist to head-high -- is a fast, reefy left that goes into shallow rocks.</br></br>2. Pipes is just up the beach from Miramar Point, with rights breaking toward mostly sand-bottom and a peeling left that breaks over a reef. Pipes can get very hollow and fast, especially the rights that wedge up from the takeoff zone. Pipes works best on a falling mid-tide and an incoming low tide. </br></br>3. The Breakwater is a break (fairly new) just north of Pipes due to the construction of a big/long breakwater. Due to reflection off the breakwater, there are fun wedging peaks in this zone with rights and lefts to pick off. </br></br>4. Shacks is a very fast, well-shaped left that breaks over sharp reef and can get very hollow. It works best on mid-going-high tide. This wave does not work well with a low tide, as it tends to section out and get very shallow, especially when breaking closer in on small days. This is the most difficult wave to surf in this list (aside from Puerto Sandino) when it's pumping, but also the most rewarding.</br></br>5. Shifty's is about 80 yards of beachbreak (sand-bottom) just on the south side of the reef platform at Shacks that favors the mid-to-high tides and consists of shifty peaks and bowls, hence the name. Fun but fairly quick rights and lefts offer a variety of barrels, lips and ramps. Just outside of Shifty's is a reef that helps break up the incoming swell lines and form the peaky surf. Sometimes this outside reef will offer a decent left and right on bigger swells and lower tides, but it is usually fat and slopey. Tides: Usually best on higher tides, but too high of a tide gets a backwash warble. For big swells, then a lower tide. Size: Chest high-2X overhead Wind: Calm or light to moderate offshore E to NE. Swell: S to SW Bottom: Rock reef Paddling: Easy paddle out. Long rides when big, so long paddles back out. Spot Rating: Good left at Miramar Point and so many other options nearby.

All levels -- Depends on size of course, and which spot exactly.

Easy. Paved roads straight over to the coast from Managua, located just south of the power plant at Puerto Sandino.

All summer. Prime season is April through September. Much of October typically sees onshore wind and heavy rain, while November is a sleeper month with late season pulses and good conditions.

Crowd Factor: Usually mellow with mainly visiting surfers. Local Vibe: Mellow to none.

Gets a crowd from the handful of surf camps in the area. Definitely not a beginners wave.

Usually always clean.

Sections of shallow reef.