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Padangs, Nicaragua

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Miramar, the nearest town. Photo: Racsa3333, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Padangs

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

The spot faces SW (244°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (64°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.7 km out (1 in 167). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 27°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually April, with about 7 good days in 7; in December, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Miramar, 0.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots.

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

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From Chicago: about 14 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to MGA, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA).

    See flights MDW → MGA · Skyscanner from about £240 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 05 from the airport to Padangs.

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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

Padangs 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 18Oct486 ft14 ssoft1,089kJ31°C
Mon 19Oct575 ft11 ssoft642kJ32°C
Tue 20Oct665 ft11 ssoft477kJ32°C
Wed 21Oct714 ft11 ssoft345kJ31°C
Thu 22Oct684 ft12 ssoft472kJ32°C
Fri 23Oct714 ft12 ssoft456kJ31°C
Sat 24Oct714 ft11 ssoft370kJ32°C
Sun 25Oct543 ft10 ssoft202kJ32°C
Mon 26Oct463 ft10 ssoft132kJ32°C
Tue 27Oct362 ft13 ssoft137kJ32°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

    Fly MDW to MGA, changing at MIA, then 2h 05 by road. About 14h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Freight Trains

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Freight Trains

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

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf No Names

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

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Miramar

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

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Suicides

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to MGA, changing at MIA, then 2h 05 by road. About 14h 05 door to door

The plan picks the best of 7 spots near Miramar each day: Freight Trains, Miramar, No Names, Padangs, Pipes, Puerto Sandino, Suicides.

The trip from Miramar, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £555–£1,045 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 MDW to MGA, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£240–£500
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£555–£1,045

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

Places to eat near Miramar

  • Lobster Lady0.4 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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