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Chacocente, Nicaragua

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About Chacocente

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SW (225°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (45°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 16). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 26°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April, May and July, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is El Astillero, 3.7 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 12 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LIR, direct.

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 40 from the airport to Chacocente.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct326 ft13 shollow986kJ31°C
Mon 19Oct605 ft11 shollow614kJ31°C
Tue 20Oct704 ft11 shollow434kJ30°C
Wed 21Oct704 ft10 shollow324kJ30°C
Thu 22Oct754 ft12 shollow374kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct714 ft12 shollow330kJ30°C
Sat 24Oct583 ft11 shollow212kJ31°C
Sun 25Oct382 ft9 shollow87kJ31°C
Mon 26Oct453 ft9 shollow104kJ31°C
Tue 27Oct322 ft10 shollow82kJ32°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to LIR, then 3h 40 by road. About 12h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Chacocente

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Chacocente

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Chacocente

    Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Chacocente

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Chacocente

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to LIR, then 3h 40 by road. About 12h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near El Astillero each day: Astillero, Chacocente.

The trip from El Astillero, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £565–£1,065 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to LIR, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£250–£520
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£45–£70
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£100–£165
Food7 days eating out£95–£175
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£40–£70
Total£565–£1,065

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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