Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report for August 5, 1999

Brought to you each Thursday by local surf businesses throughout Costa Rica. See http://www.crsurf.com/link.html 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" (653-0114) in Tamarindo - tamvv@sol.racsa.co.cr
2) Louis at Hotel Las Tortugas (653-0458) in Playa Grande - nela@playagrande.co.cr
3) Kristian up at Witches' Rock
4) Tommy at Hotel Fuego del Sol (643-3737) in Playa Hermosa - cybersurfer@fuegodelsol.com
5) From Cristian at Terraza del Pacifico (643-3222 fax: 643-3424) in Hermosa - jacowave@sol.racsa.co.cr
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 (787-0028) in Dominical - hotelriolindo@costarica.net

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

High for Fri. (8/6) - 9:29 a.m.; Height - 8.9 ft.
Low - 15:45 p.m.; Height - 1.1 ft.

Alta para Vrn. (6/8) - 9:29 a.m.; Tamaño - 268 cm.
Baja - 15:45 p.m.; Tamaño - 34 cm.

SWELL DIRECTION -- DIRECIÓN DEL SWELL

Pacific - The present SSW swell will drop over the weekend, with another SW starting to show in 6 days and lasting through next Friday. The best day will be next Friday (the 13th!)
Caribbean - A slight ENE swell is expected by Monday. But the surf will be small.

Pacifico - Este swell de sur-sudoeste va a caer sobre el fin de semana, con un otro de sudoeste empezando en 6 días y quedando hasta el próximo viernes. El mejor día será el próximo viernes.
Caribean - Un swell de este-norte-este va a venir para lunes. Pero no hay muchas olas.
AREA REPORTS -

NICOYA (N)
(1) Patti at Best Western, Tamarindo Vista Villas - AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS: SW bringing in 5+ waves. Will decrease on Friday and switch to south bringing in 4-6 waves through Monday. Conditions glassy with offshores in the am. For a barrel try Playa Grande. WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves): SW turning south on Saturday with 4-6 along south breaks. Rain coming in late afternoons with onshore/offshore winds throughout the day. Tides are good for early morning and midday surf. Swell will decrease on Monday and pick up from the SW on Thursday. BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA: Playa Grande in the morning-glassy and 5+, Playa Negra walling up early am, Witch's picking up the swell and Ollie's missing out. T Bay for the fun waves, clean and glassy. It's Avellanes for low tide afternoon "fun", not big surf. NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS: It's the "Rabbit" and the Longboarding Legends are in the country.

(2) From Louis at Hotel Las Tortugas in Playa Grande - AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS: The swell is increasing since Tues. On Wed, the larger sets were running well overhead, but the new swell is still raw and quite disorganized. High tide is in the morning this week so conditions should be off shore for high tide and improviing toward the weekend. WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves): Good morning tides with offshores and plenty of surf. BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA: The area around the hotel is fine unless it gets bigger in which case we'll slip down to the southren end of the bay near or at Tamarindo River mouth.

(3) From Kristain at Witches Rock !!!! - Surfers, Yesturday and today there has been a small swell about 6ft at witch´s and good winds.


JACO & HERMOSA (JH)
(4) Hola desde Playa Hermosa de Jaco. Big Hello from Playa Hermosa http://fuegodelsol.com. We are under great south swell conditions. This morning we had Killer Lefts coming off the reef in front of the hotel. Yes, keikis, it looked like Pipe. Later this should turn more west. We surfed an overhead Boca Barranca this afternoon after we got majorly pitted and spit out. We are looking for medium conditions to continue through the week. The tides are much better now that we are at 3/4 moon again. High in the morning around 8am tomorrow, low in the afternoon. It helps to surf bigger waves without the bump. We are going to have kine plate lunches all week and this weekend we are havin a informal contest with killer freebies and great drinks. Islands born of Fire, Pura Vida!!!!!

(5) From Terraza del Pacifico in Hermosa - 3'-4'-5' FT. Southwest ocasionally 6' glassy surf morning-evening. Small swell will remain this way until mid-week Note: Clear SW 180°-210° by the 7,8,9 Aug (Double over head +) P.S: Triple overhead sets on deep water breaks by friday. by Cristian

QUEPOS & MANUEL ANTONIO (QMA)
(6) From David at Escuela D'Amore in Quepos - 1. Cuánto miden las olas y cómo son sus condiciones? R/ Mis queridos amigos, apesar de que no ha estado haciendo buen tiempo en Manuel Antonio tenemos olas bastantes buenas, suavez y tranquilas que miden entre 4 y 5 pies en marea alta,(buenas para realizar cualquier movimiento en una tabla). 2. Qué esperan este fin de semana con respecto al tiempo y las olas? R/ Esta es una pregunta un poquito difícil de responder porque el tiempo ha estado muy extraño y de seguir igual probablemente vamos ha tener, sol por la mañana y lluvia por la tarde. Pero también estamos seguros que tendremos olas buenisimas. 3. Cuál es el mejor lugar para surfear en su área este fin de semana? R/ Chicos el mejor lugar para surfear en esta pequeña pero hermosa área de Manuel Antonio es sin duda algúna PLAYA PLAYITAS, aquí podemos encontrarolas que no son solamente buenas sino también son muy consistentes. Además esta es la playa donde van la mayoría de los surfeadores (cási todos). 4. Hay algúna notocia o evento venidero? R/ Sí, el próximo 15 de agosto celabramos en todo Costa Rica el día de las MADRES. PURA VIDA, LA ESCUELA DE IDIOMAS D'AMORE.

AND IN ENGLISH !!! - 1. What size are the waves and how are the conditions? My dear friends, we have plenty of nice, glassy surf measuring between 4-5 feet at high tide. 2. What do you expect this weekend (weather and waves) This question is a little difficult to answer because the weather we had was strange, next week probably will be sunny in the morning and rainy in the p.m. 3. What is the best place for surf in your area this weekend? Boys, the best place in this small but beautiful part of Manuel Antonio is without a doubt Playa Playitas, here we can find them good and consistent. However, all of the locals surf here, too (almost) 4. Is there some event upcoming? Yes, the 15th of August we are celebrating Mother's Day.

DOMINICAL & SOUTHERN PACIFIC (D)
(7) From Hotel Rio Lindo in Dominical - AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS: Waves have been well-overhead since Monday, lots of rain in the afternoons WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND: The swell might drop a little, but conditions should be clean in the morning. BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA: Beach break, in front of the rivermouth UPCOMING EVENTS: Just the Rock every Saturday night for the best disco (and ladies) for miles around. And Paco's Pollo and Pool Bar has just opened for the best chicken, fruit drinks, and sunsets in town.

CARRIBEAN (C)
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