Costa Rica Surf Report for April 15, 1999

SPONSORS this week by Area
1) Patti at Best Western - Vista Villas & The Monkey Bar "Guanacaste's Surf Connection" (653-0114) tamvv@sol.racsa.co.cr in Tamarindo
2) Nela at Hotel Las Tortugas (653-0458) nela@cool.co.cr at Playa Grande
3) Mario at Hotel Antumalal antumal@sol.racsa.co.cr in Playa Junquillal
4) Chuck from Chosita del Surf chuck@surfoutfitters.com in Jaco
5) David de La Escuela De Idiomas D'Amore, Spanish Immersion Center (777-1143) damore@sol.racsa.co.cr in Manuel Antonio
6) Todd Cutter at Alacran Surf Tours alacran@sol.racsa.co.cr in Man. Antonio

NATIONAL STATISTICS

TIDES (add 50 minutes each day) *** MAREAS (sume 50 minutos cada día)

High for Fri. (4/9) - 2:59 p.m.; Height - 10.1ft.
Alta para Vrn. (9/4) - 2:59 p.m.; Tamaño - 308 cm.

Low - 8:40 a.m.; Height - -21 ft.
Baja - 8:40 a.m.; Tamaño - -21 cm.

SWELL DIRECTION *** DIRECIÓN DEL SWELL

Pacific - SW swell is on it's way for Sat., best day will be Monday, Tues., Wed… :)
*** Swell de sudoeste para todo el fin de semana, el mejor día son lunes, martes, mas..mas..

Caribbean - small E swell, not enough juice for Salsa, best day is Sunday
*** Un poco swell de este, pero no bastante poder para Salsa, el mjor día es Domingo

AREA REPORTS

NICOYA (N)
(1) Best Western, Tamarindo Vista Villas AREA WAVE HEIGHTS (faces) AND CONDITIONS (glassy): Wave heights have been in the 3 to 5 range, with a new south coming in on Wed. Wave heights should hold to overhead and decline on Sunday. Conditions are glassy in the am as the offshores are blowing 10 - 25 knots. Early afternoon winds switching to onshore bringing in flatten surf from the sw swell. WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves): Rain made it's way to T Bay on Sunday so expect south swell on all south or west facing beaches to remain 4-6 thru Saturday then going down until Wed of the following week. Weather could show some rain thru the weekend with on shore winds. BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA: Ollies and Witch's are picking up the slight south swell with clean conditons early morning. Playa Negra is holding with 4 + throughout the weekend. Tides on Wed in T bay around noon for high. One of the Highest tides of the year - 16th/17th of April. Let's hope for swell... NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS: It's a "endless summer" party at Vista Villas this Saturday night with The rock & roll of the Leatherbacks and special guest appearance by Robert August. Early May - It's a Wingnut Party.. Stay tuned for details.......

(2) Nela from Hotel Las Tortugas, Playa Grande AREA WAVE HEIGHTS (faces) AND CONDITIONS (glassy): 4-6, offshore in the morning, clean with some closeouts WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves): the swell is holding; the tide is moving into the afternoon so the wind will get really tricky BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA: Tamarindo River Mouth on the Playa Grande Side

(3) Marco de Hotel Autumalal, Playa Junquillal TAMANO DE LAS OLAS (en frente) Y CONDICIONES (suave/agitada): las olas variaron grandemente en su tamaño las olas ahora son pequeñas y la precencia de "on shore" ocasiona que no haya ola del todo. QUE VA A PASAR ESTE FIN DE SEMANA (clima y olas): si las condisiones persisten dificilmente podra haber olas de excelente forma pero tal ves podramos difrutar de algunos buenos picos . estamos en epoca de transicion verano invierno por lo cual esta nublado y muy desordenado nuestra piscina gigante. EL MEJOR LUGAR PARA SURF ESTE FIN DE SEMANA: marbella , el rancho , pequeño hawaii, majawa, negra.

JACO & HERMOSA (JH)
(4) Chuck, your friend at Surf Outfitters, Jaco AREA WAVE HEIGHTS (faces) AND CONDITIONS (glassy): small waves. only ridable on incoming tides. pretty poor. WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves): potential for southern swell. Realm contest for May 15-16th?

QUEPOS & MANUEL ANTONIO (QMA)
(5) David, at La Escuela De Idiomas D'Amore, Quepos 1-¿Cuánto miden y cómo son las condiciones de las olas? Las olas son suaves y muy tranquilas y el tamaño es de 7 a 8 pies iagual que la semana pasada. 2-¿Qué esperan este fin de semana conrespecto al tiempo y las olas? En este inicio de semana el tiempo ha estado un poco extraño asi que sería un poco difícil informarles que pude pasar los últimos días. Pero en cuanto a las olas todo ha estado bien en estos días e igual esperamos para el fin de semana. 3-¿Cuál es el mejor lugar para surfear en su área este fin de semana? El mejor lugar para realizar cualquier azaña con una table de surf sigue siendo Playa Playitas. 4-¿Hay algunas noticia o eventos venideros? Actividades culturales en el centro de Quepos, nada de surf, solo para practicantes y aficionados.

(6) Alacran Surf Tours, Manuel Antonio Campeonato Internacional de Playa Hermosa
$10,000 in cash prizes
$2,000 in cash prizes for nighttime surf exhibicion
**For more informaiton, please direct your attention to: www.alacransurf.com/campeonato

DOMINICAL (D)
(7) Ed.'s house, Casa del Mar, Dominical - saw a big incresae in swell Thursday from a big tide shift to high mixed with the faint beginnings of a nice swell pattern. It appears a strong SW off New Zealand with smaller fronts will create a long fetch to send up surf from the south. Today it jumped from a weak waist high to some over head sets after a small rain shower that brouht offshore winds. I expect to grow each day, until consistent 8-10+ foot (face) sets come by Monday and stay until next weekend. Full Moon Party with Pollo Asado, Friday - April 30th, with 2 DJs - Reggae and Dance Music at Paco's Pool Bar, Hotel Rio Lindo

CARRIBEAN (C)
No report, but the editor's guess is waist to head surf for the beach breaks from Sat. until Mon.. Small Salsa for the weekend.