Playa Maderas

Surf Guide

Maderas is the closest beach to San Juan Del Sur, which makes it one of the cultural centers of Nicaraguan surfing. Local surfers flock here and there are contests happening year-round. The wave itself is fairly flat, walled, and kind of average -- not as good as the beachbreaks to the north, generally -- but it's a stunning setting and a nice place to relax after the hairball drive over the mountain to get there.Always show respect to the locals.