Sunset at playa Maderas

Consistent, sand bottom, beach break located approximately 15 minutes by car (slightly longer in the rainy season) from San Juan Del Sur. Maderas picks up both south and north swells and will hold up to double-overhead waves. Most days, it's a playful wave, fast and racy with occasional barrel sections. Chances are you won't fear for your life surfing here. The best tide is usually, mid-incoming, but high tide down to mid-outgoing also breaks well at times. It is rarely good at dead low.

The best conditions reported for surf at Playa Maderas occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.