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Colorado, Nicaragua

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Colorado. Photo: Eric Phelps, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Colorado

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

The spot faces SW (219°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (39°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 7). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 25°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 Guasacate, 9.9 km away (about 20 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots and 1 wind sports 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 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → LIR · Skyscanner from about £250 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 10 from the airport to Colorado.

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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

Colorado does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct326 ft13 shollow921kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct625 ft11 shollow500kJ30°C
Tue 20Oct744 ft11 shollow399kJ30°C
Wed 21Oct724 ft10 shollow314kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct754 ft12 shollow361kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct693 ft12 shollow299kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct543 ft11 shollow182kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct372 ft9 shollow83kJ29°C
Mon 26Oct422 ft9 shollow92kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct302 ft8 shollow48kJ30°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 10 by road. About 12h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Colorado

    Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Colorado

    Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Colorado

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

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Playa Guasacate

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

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Playa Guasacate

    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 10 by road. About 12h 05 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Guasacate each day: Colorado, Playa Guasacate, Santana.

The trip from Guasacate, 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.

Places to eat near Guasacate

  • La Vaca LocaBreakfast and brunch · 0.5 km from the centre
  • Dutchy's Deli0.7 km from the centre
  • Ocean Bowl SK80.6 km from the centre
  • Taquería El Guajillo1.1 km from the centre
  • Xalli restaurante1.1 km from the centre
  • Guasacafé - Nicaragua1.3 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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