Costa Rica Surf Report for May 6, 1999

Brought to you each Thursday by Greg Gordon info@crsurf.com and local surf businesses throughout Costa Rica. See www.crsurf.com for pics.

FEATURES
National Stats:
Tides
Swell Direction
Area Reports:
Wave Heights & Conditions
Forecasts & Best Spot
Upcoming Events / Contests

SPONSORS 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 from Las Tortugas Hotel nela@playagrande.co.cr in Playa Grande
3) Tommy at Hotel Fuego del Sol cybersurfer@fuegodelsol.com in Hermosa (643-3737)
4) Chuck at Chosita del Surf chucks@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 M. Antonio (777-1868)
7) The editor at Casa del Mar in Dominical (787-0068)
8) Mel Baker from A.T.E.C. atecmail@sol.racsa.co.cr in Puerto Viejo (750-0188)

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

High for Fri. (5/7) - 7:19 a.m.; Height - 7.4 ft.
Low - 12:27 p.m.; Height - 1.8 ft.

Alta para Vrn. (7/5) - 7:19 a.m.; Tamaño - 226 cm.
Baja - 12:27 p.m.; Tamaño - 55 cm.

SWELL DIRECTION *** DIRECIÓN DEL SWELL

Pacific - SW swell coming Sunday, with bigger push by next Thursday. Best day - Wed.
Caribbean - very small E swell for Monday. Best day - Tuesday

Pacifico - Swell de sudoeste viene domingo, con un empuje mas grande para el proximo jueves. El mejor día - miercoles
Caribean - swell pequena de Este para lunes.

AREA REPORTS -

NICOYA (N)
(1) Patti at the Best Western Tamarindo - AREA WAVE HEIGHTS (faces) AND CONDITIONS (glassy): A new mix of a SW will be coming in on Friday with chesthigh to overhead waves through the weekend. It's been glassy mornings with offshores. Onshores early afternoons and then switching late in the afternoon, mixed with some rain for great glassy surf 4pm to sunset. WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves): A steady flow from the SW will bring chest high to head high waves through the weekend. A new SW will be coming in next Wednesday. BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA: Playa Grande in T Bay for dawn patrol and late afternoons. Playa Negra is picking up with good surf. The rivermouth in T Bay is chest to head high and clean. Watch Ollie's throughout the weekend. Good conditions for barrel surf..... NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS: A new video "Wingnut the Traveller" will be released soon. Filmed in Costa Rica...

(2) Nela from Las Tortugas Hotel in Playa Grande - AREA WAVE HEIGHTS (faces) AND CONDITIONS (glassy): New South swell, overhead to double-overhead smoth and tricky in the morning with high tide, blown out in the afternoon. WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves): Good morning surf should hold through weekend. BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA: in front of Hotel.

JACO & HERMOSA (JH)
(3) From Hotel Fuego del Sol- http://fuegodelsol.com - Big Hello from Playa Hermosa, We took our guests to Tulin for fun overhead 4-5ft. glassy barrels (check the pics). Then it got junky as the tide changed to low. Then we headed to the Reefs to surf micro; but, fun waves. We are expecting it to get BIG , so, look for things to start making noise toward the end of the week. I imagine all areas will be going off. Stick to the points and reefs if it gets big. Especially, if it looks like a direct south swell. Pura Vida!!!

(4) From Chuck at Surf Outfitters - AREA WAVE HEIGHTS (faces) AND CONDITIONS (glassy): 3-5 ft faces, possible set on the half hour of headhigh, clean glassy conditions in the a.m. dropping off with the tide should be a good afternoon today with the incoming and afternoon rains. WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves): probably more of the same fun conditions for the weekend, have great tides for jaco right now BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA: my guess is going to be jaco and playa hermosa NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS: got the new batch of erie peeples boards and some realy sharp Lindens in this week. Look for the Realm pros to do a promo here at "LA CHOSITA DEL SURF" in June. Autographs and prizes too !

QUEPOS & MANUEL ANTONIO (QMA)
(5) David, at La Escuela De Idiomas D'Amore, Quepos - TAMANO DE LAS OLAS (en frente) Y CONDICIONES (suave/agitada): La altura de las olas esta semana es similar a la pasada, 1.85 pies con marea baja y 3, 11 con marea alta. Las condiciones son muy buenas, claras y tranquilas. QUE VA A PASAR ESTE FIN DE SEMANA (clima y olas): Clima, bueno, estamos empezando nuestra estación lluviosa, por lo que el metereológico dice que llovera un poco. Las olas no muestran cambios EL MEJOR LUGAR PARA SURF ESTE FIN DE SEMANA: El mejor lugar sigue siendo Playa Playitas, aunque dicen algunos surfeadores lugareños que Isla Damas tiene ola muy buenas a veces, como para los amantes del peligro y olas grandes. ANUNCIOS SOBRE FIESTAS O TORNEOS: De momento nada

(6) Alacran Surf Tours, Manuel Antonio Campeonato Internacional de Playa Hermosa - JUNE 4-6
$10,000 in cash prizes / $2,000 in cash prizes for nighttime surf exhibition
**For more information, please direct your attention to: www.alacransurf.com/campeonato

DOMINICAL (D)
(7) Greg's house, Casa del Mar, Dominical - AREA WAVE HEIGHTS (faces) AND CONDITIONS: Wed - 8 to 10 foor faces, Thur. - 6-8 foot. This is due to a late coming SW swell. It's been glassy in the early a.m. and late p.m. right before the rain comes. Some excellent sunsets, too. (Pavones did NOT have surf all weekend) WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves): The rainy season has started, so expect at least a drop or two every afternoon and evening. Morning seshes will be best, and the Southern Hemi will be active all weekend and next week. Expect overhead surf for the next 7+ days. BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA: Beach break in the morn, and the point next week. NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS: Talk up the Quiksilver Pro Contest in Playa Hermosa - June 4-6. BEACH CLEANUP - MAY 23rd - 2:00 p.m. (party afterwards at Roca Verde with prizes)

CARRIBEAN (C)
(8) Mel Baker from ATEC (Asociación Talamanqueña de Ecoturismo y Conservación) - AREA WAVE HEIGHTS (faces) AND CONDITIONS (glassy): The sea continues FLAT.... UPCOMING EVENTS IN YOUR AREA: CONTEST AT PLAYA COCLES - MAY 15TH & 16TH !!!