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Consistency
6
difficulty
4
crowd
50M
wave length
BEACH
break type
6
WAVE QUALITY
Lilanin Alcira
Playa Santana (Playa Jiquelite)
Peak
Sally Ann’s
Left
Manzanillo (Rivas Province)
Left
Las Penitas
Peak
El Transito
Left
Casares
Peak
Playa Amarillo
Peak
Tamarind
Right
Punta Miramar
Left
Playa Rosada
Left
Playa Maderas
Peak
Popoyo
Peak
The Boom
Peak
Playa Colorado
Peak
Panga Drops
Peak
Montelimar
Left
Masachapa
Right
Manzanillo
Left
El Astillero
Left
El Yanke
Peak
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El Yanke Surf Spot

Central America,  Central America (South),  Nicaragua,  Rivas Province
  • What's it like?
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  • Popular questions

Located in Rivas Province, Nicaragua, El Yanke is a fun beach break with well-defined, performance-based peaks. The waves here can be challenging at times and break for up to 50 meters over a sand bottom.

What are the best surf conditions for El Yanke?

Gets good between waist-high and double overhead. We recommend riding a longboard if smaller and a shortboard as the size picks up. This break is suitable for all levels of surfer. The surf here is consistent (7/10) and will generally be uncrowded (4/10). The best winds are from the Northeast. The best swells are from the South and Southwest. Works on all tides.

We recommend wearing board shorts or a bikini year round as water temperatures range between 29 and 27 degrees. See the temperature chart below for more data on this.

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50M LONG WAVE
Beach break OVER Sand BOTTOM

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Seasonal surf conditions at El Yanke

The chart below shows seasonal surf data over a 12 month period. Consistency of swells are only recorded for a swell with a period of more than 7 seconds. This data is for the region and not necessarily specific to El Yanke. It also shows the peak, shoulder and off peak seasons for surfing at El Yanke. Check today's El Yanke surf report for current conditions.

Air and sea temperature for surfing at El Yanke

The air and sea temperatures at El Yanke surf spot are listed below on average over a 12 month period. See our recommendations on what to wear.

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Other Surf Spots Nearby

There are 12 other surf spots near El Yanke. Discover them below:

232KM

The Boom

8
Peak | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast
6.4KM

Sally Ann’s

8
Left | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
150.3KM

Punta Miramar

8
Left | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
29.3KM

Manzanillo (Rivas Province)

8
Left | Exp Surfers
200m long
Surf forecast
43.1KM

Popoyo

8
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
54.1KM

El Astillero

7
Left | Exp Surfers
200m long
Surf forecast
41.3KM

Playa Santana (Playa Jiquelite)

7
Peak | Exp Surfers
150m long
Surf forecast
36.4KM

Panga Drops

7
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
16.4KM

Playa Maderas

7
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
33.7KM

Playa Colorado

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
40.3KM

Playa Rosada

6
Left | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast
78.5KM

Casares

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast

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