Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report for July 22, 1999

Brought to you each Thursday by local surf businesses throughout Costa Rica. See http://www.crsurf.com/ for pics., forecast links, and tide charts.

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" tamvv@sol.racsa.co.cr in Tamarindo (653-0114)
2) Pukas at Hotel Antumalal- antumal@sol.racsa.co.cr in Junquillal (653-0425)
3) Steve from Tropico Latino Lodge tropico@sol.racsa.co.cr in Santa Teresa (640-0062)
4) Tommy at Hotel Fuego del Sol cybersurfer@fuegodelsol.com in Hermosa (643-3737)
5) Todd at Alacran Surf Tours- alacran@sol.racsa.co.cr in Manuel Antonio (777-1868)
6) David de La Escuela De Idiomas D'Amore, Spanish Immersion Center damore@sol.racsa.co.cr in Manuel Antonio (777-1143)
7) Paco at Hotel Rio Lindo riolindo@costarica.net in Dominical (787-0028)

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

High for Fri. (7/23) - 11:01 a.m.; Height - 6.3 ft.
Low - 5:22 p.m.; Height - 2 ft.

Alta para Vrn. (23/7) - 11:01 a.m.; Tamaño - 238 cm.
Baja - 5:22 p.m.; Tamaño - 61 cm.

SWELL DIRECTION -- DIRECIÓN DEL SWELL

Pacific - The SW swell arrives for the weekend and moves out by Monday, nothing double overhead, but clean. Smaller surf sticks around early in the week. Keep an eye out for Pacific hurricanes in the North. Best day will be Sunday.

Caribbean - No swells are expected this week, but strong tropical systems will push wind swell and choppy surf. No best day.

Pacifico - El swell de sudoeste llega para el fin de semana y mueve para lunes, nada sobre 10 pies pero limpia. Olas mas pequeñas debe quedar temprano en la semana. Mantenga un ojo en el norte para huracanes. El mejor día es domingo.

Caribean - Nada viene este fin de semana, pero tormentas tropicales debe empujar oleaje de viento y olas picadas. No mejor día.

AREA REPORTS -

NICOYA (N)
(1) Patti at Best Western, Tamarindo Vista Villas - AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS: Thursday, SW swell picking up with 2+ head high rolling in on south facing points. Friday swell should increase and max out at 12-15' by Sunday. Its clean, its rolling and the winds are perfect offshores. WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves): Offshores, lots of swell. Indian summer has come in to Guanacaste and weather is perfect....Waves should hold until Sunday and decreasing until Tuesday, when a new sw picks up the stream and heads into shore. BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA: Pick a spot facing the Pacific and you'll find 5 to 10' waves all weekend. Playa Grande, Little Hawaii, Avellanes and Playa Negra. For a long left try "T Bay" rivermouth. Witch's and Ollies for the "Wave of the Day"..... NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS: Premier of Wingnut the Art of Longboarding" happening at Vista Villas- Tamarindo in August. Stay tuned......

(2) From Marco at Hotel Antumalal in Junquillal - AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS: Las olas durante el fin de semana fueron bastante buenas ya para hoy las olas estan pequeñas el viento esta muy bueno y el mar muy tranquilo. WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves): Hay pocas posibilidades de tener olas grandes pero si olas divertidas , las condiciones climaticas pueden ser muy favorables para este fin de semana. BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA: la izquierda frente a nuestro hotel esta tirando olas pequeñas pero con bastante fuerza , tambien el rancho en junquillal. Playa negra puede tirar buenas olas pero la cantidad de surfos es muy grande locales y no locales por lo cual lagartillo reef puede ser una buena opcion tambien.

AND IN ENGLISH !! - AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS: The waves last weekend were good enough, but today they are small. The wind is good and the ocean glassy. WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves): There's little chance of bigger waves, but fun ones. The weather has been great for the weekend. BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA: The left in front of our hotel is throwing powerful little surf, and the ranch en Junquillal. Negra has been firing but has lots of great local surfers on it. Lagartillo reef can be a good option also.

(3) Steve from Tropico Latino Lodge in Santa Teresa - AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS: Chest to head high all week with the odd 4 footer coming through. Veranillo continues and has made for super clean conditions in the morning and the odd evening glass off. Beachbreaks have been working well with some fun waves at Sta Teresa. Good rights for longboarders in front of the hotel. WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND We´re due another SW swell if the pattern for this rainy season continues. Big storm last night but weather should stay fine for the next couple of weeks, meaning (hopefully) more clean surf. BEST PLACE TO SURF IN YOUR AREA THIS WEEKEND: Dawn Patrol and p.m. Sta Teresa. Carmen after breakfast.

JACO & HERMOSA (JH)
(4) Hola, desde Hotel Fuego del Sol, Playa Hermosa. http://fuegodelsol.com We are under medium conditions right now around (4ft.(backs)<--That's how we do it from now on, OK, Thanks!) My reports are calling for a Zlander to hit us sometime late today or, tomorrow. We have been fortunate enough to recieve a blunt of the summer from the Southwest. Expect, the ALLSTAR spots on your "westie" beaches to be GOING OFF! Looks like another 6-8 ft. of sparkling Southwest at those spots mentioned. Islands Born of Fire Pura Vida!!!!!


QUEPOS & MANUEL ANTONIO (QMA)
(5) From Todd at Alacran Surf Tours - The condtions this week in the Quepos/Manuel Antonio area have been a bit slow. Area wave heights have not exceeded anything over chest high. This weekend everyone is keeping their fingers crossed for the southwest swell that is supposed to moving today, Thursday, July 22. If this swell report is accurate, we can expect the masses in 5-8+ range as top spots hit 12'+. This swell is supposed to continue through the weekend, slowing down a bit on Sunday and into the early part of next week. As far as weather this weekend, based on how it has been this week, you can expect nice sunny mornings with a good chance of afternoon showers. Although, we could get lucky and have starry skies with a beautiful almost 3/4 moon. The best surf areas this weekend would be Playitas in Manuel Antonio, Damas rivermouth, Del Rey, and some of the beach breaks north of Quepos such as Esterillos and Bejuco. *Don't forget about your local surf shop in Quepos, Burro Surf Shop. Here your are able to buy all surf accessories, surf clothing, etc..Also, for ding repairs and customized made surf boards, visit TULE aprox five minutes south of Quepos on the road to the Quepos hospital and airport.

(6) From David at Escuela D'Amore in Quepos - 1. Cuánto miden las olas y cómo son sus condiciones? Las olas están midiendo esta semana 1,07 pies en marea baja y 5,20 pies en marea alta. Pero en cuanto a las condiciones hay un pequeño problema, las olas no están muy consistentes. 2. Qué esperan este fin de semana con respecto al tiempo y las olas? Para el próximo fin de semana nosotros esperamos, almenos en el área de Manuel Antonio buen sol y muchas persona disfrutandolo . Además tambien esperamos olas que se presten para realizar cualquier tipo de movimiento en una tabla de SURF 3. Cuál es el mejor lugar para surfear en su área este fin de semana? El mejor lugar para surfear en el área de Manuel Antonio es: playa Playitas, pero también tenemos que tomar en cuenta a Isla Damas(la Boca) porque aquí también hay olas que hacen subir la adrenalina a cualquier surfeador no importa si este es principiante o profesional. 4. Tienen alguna noticia o evento venidero en su área? Por el momento solamente que en la escuela D'AMORE hay muchos estudiantes y la mayoría son surfeadores.

And now in ENGLISH -

HOW BIG ARE THE WAVES AND WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS? This week the tides measure 1.07 and 5.20 feet. The problem is that the waves are not very consistent. WHAT IS EXPECTED FOR THIS WEEKEND WITH RESPECT TO WEATHER AND WAVES? For the next weekend we are hoping for swell, at least there's lots of sun and many people enjoying it. We also hope for waves that let us get to surf whichever type of board. WHICH IS THE BEST PLACE FOR SURF IN YOUR AREA THIS WEEKEND? The best place for surf in M.A. is Playa Playitas, but also Isla Damas needs to be taken into account because here also there are waves that can raise the adrenaline to whichever surfer, whether you are a professional or beginner. HAVE A NOTICE OR EVENT COMING IN YOUR AREA? For the moment only that in D'AMORE school there are lots of students and most of them are surfers.

DOMINICAL & SOUTHERN PACIFIC (D)
(7) From Hotel Rio Lindo in Dominical - AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS: Waves have come in waist to chest with overhead sets every 8 minutes. Clean in the morning, rain in the p.m. Southern Osa is a little smaller. WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND: the SW fills in with 5-7 foot faces, nothing too huge. BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA: Beachbreak, an 2 hours before high tide. UPCOMING EVENTS: Just the Rock every Saturday night for the best disco (and ladies) for miles around.

CARRIBEAN (C)
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