Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report for September 30, 1999

Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report
Volume 2, Issue 33
September 30, 1999

Brought to you each Thursday by local surf businesses throughout Costa Rica. See http://www.crsurf.com/links.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@cool.co.cr

3) Steve at Tropicos Latino (640-0062) in Playa Santa Teresa troplat@sol.racsa.co.cr

4) Hooters in Jaco Beach (643-3404)

5) Chuck at Chosita del Surf (643-3328) in Jaco
chucks@sol.racsa.co.cr

6) Allan at Terraza del Pacifico in Jaco (643-3222 fax: 643-3424) jacowave@sol.racsa.co.cr

7) Tommy at Hotel Fuego del Sol in Hermosa (643-3737)
cybersurfer@fuegodelsol.com

8) Todd at Alacran Surf Tours in Manuel Antonio (777-1868)
alacran@sol.racsa.co.cr

9) David at Idiomas D'Amore Spanish School
damore@sol.racsa.co.cr

10) Paco at Hotel Rio Lindo in Dominical (787-0078) hotelriolindo@costarica.net

11) 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 Saturday. (10/2) - 7:48 a.m.; Height - ? ft.
Low - 1:56 p.m.; Height - ? ft.

Alta para Sab. (2/10) - 7:48 a.m.; Tamaño - ? cm.
Baja - 1:56 p.m.; Tamaño: ? cm.

SWELL DIRECTION -- DIRECIÓN DEL SWELL

Pacific - Good tides for early morning sessions at all beach breaks. Consistent SW swell, but nothing big (2x overhead coming) The best day will be when it's sunny.

Caribbean - Not much expected, except for tropical activity is hot at this time of the year.

Pacifico - Mareas buenas para surfeando temprano en la manana a todos las playas arenas. Oleaje del sudoeste pero nada tan grande. El mejor día será cuando es soleado.

Caribean - No mucho anticipado para este fin de semana pero hay muchas tormentas tropicales durante este parte del año.


AREA REPORTS

NICOYA (N)
(1) Patti at Best Western, Tamarindo Vista Villas - she is stuck in San Jose since the weather has kept SANSA from flying to Tamarindo.
(2) From Louis at Hotel Las Tortugas in Playa Grande - AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS: The surf is running around head high andstormy. Some surfable conditions in the afternoon in glassy conditions,but bumpy and disorganized. Yesterday there was an occasional barreling, just overhead, left in the afternoon as the winds shifted to north-offshore and blew into the lefts. Today the weather got worse. WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves): The chances for a decent session increase as we move into the weekend with the high tides in the morning. Watch the weather disturbance in the Carribean and don't expect much if it holds. BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA: In front of the hotel NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS: The leatherback turtles are beginning to arrive at Playa Grande for their nesting ritual in the evening.
(3) From Steve at Tropicos Latino at Santa Teresa - WAVE HEIGHTS & CONDITIONS: Once again a 4 day temporal blew out the SW swell over the weekend. Weather cleared up on Tuesday with the swell dropping to a clean 4-5'. This morning is sideshore with chest high waves out of the West. WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND:Everything depends on the weather - suggest you check forecast for the Central Pacific region, if you're planning on coming down here. Roads are holding up well.BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND:Tide will be high a.m., Playa Carmen or Sta Teresa early in the morning to avoid the onshores

JACO & HERMOSA (JH)
(4) From "Hooter's" in Jaco - AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS: boca baranca 3 weeks of straight surf. two Saturdays in a row double overhead with full on barrels at baranca, unheard of? NO, the new sand bar is insane, and Dona Ana to good to explain like surfing reef break, lefts peeeeeling into the rivermouth. the judges give it straight 10's. WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves): good beachbreak at hermosa, head high to 2 or 3feet overhead. rainynights nice overcast days BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA: (what beach do surfers prefer given the conditions)playa hermosa NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS:
Hooters -Free wings with all beers and blender drinks mention this surf report for 2 for 1 imperials !!!!

(5) From Chuck in Jaco - NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS: Watch for the contest posters soon to be mailed and put up all over Costa Rica dates are the 23-24 oct . more next week ! Tom from Fuego Del Sol says Cristian Fletcher could be putting on AIR-SHOW !!! for us ! Sponsored by Radikales surfwear, Hotel Terraza Del Pacifico and La Chosita Del Surf and the rest of the jaco community, this is a nonprofit contest all entrance fees go directly to collegio tecnico de jaco to be used to help build a new gymnasium ! Divisions will be prejunior, junior, open, womens and a masters divisions. 1st place in prejunior and junior , open and women will be new ERIE and Banzaii surfboards ! Lots of other prizes as well , If your business is located in the Jaco area, we are looking for small contributions such as dinners for 2, canopy for 2, maybe a weekend for 2 in one of the nicer hotels to be the masters first place prize and we also will be needing judges, if you are interested in helping out. Please call or e-mail me tel# is 643-3328, 643 -1308 Thanks again A FRIEND IN COSTA RICA chuck

(6) From Terraza del Pacifico - El Hotel Terraza del Pacífico esta organizando el día 25 de setiembre, un torneo de Surf Nocturno llamado "Independence Night", para este evento contaremos con la participación de 32 surfeadores en una sola categoría Open Internacional, el costo de la inscripción es de $30 por persona y se podrán inscribir el día 24 de setiembre en las instalaciones del nuestro Hotel. El monto de los premios asciende a $1.200 mas accesorios y tablas de surf. Si requiere mas informacion puede comunicarse al E-mail terraza@sol.racsa.co.cr ó visitenos en www.terraza-del-pacífico.com good surf

(7) From Tommy at Hotel Fuego del Sol - We are having Christian Fletcher as our guest instructor at our Surf Camp from Oct 24-30th. It should be a great time and a humbling exhibition from the cutting edge of Surfing . Call Tommy at (506) 643 3737 for more info or, check out our web-site http://fuegodelsol.com. I want to thank everyone for their support. Now, YOU have your first Surfer Run Hotel here in Costa Rica offering You REAL surf programs and REAL FUN. We are about EVERYONE'S surfing here at Hotel Fuego del Sol . Alohas& Mahalo Nui Loa!!!!

QUEPOS & MANUEL ANTONIO (QMA)
(8) From Alacran Tours in Manuel Antonio - AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS: This past week's swell brought in strong surf in the Manuel Antonio region from Friday to Sunday. Waves were shoulder high to overhead in Playitas. Rain and wind created choppy conditions at times. Monday we had good waves futher south towards Mar y Sombra with head high waves and offshore winds w/ clean lefts and rights with narrow tubes WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves): With no signs of a big swell for the upcoming week, we are expecting shoulder high at high tide in Playitas and waist high further south. BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA: As this swell dimishes, check out nearby El Rey or Bejuco for challenging waves (and a little of a paddle!); Playitas should be solid with favorable winds; just before tide, head into Quepos for a slow, left (nice longboard ride) NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS: Alacran Surf Tours is organizing Spring Break trips to Costa Rica through over 20 universities in the States along with a student travel agency. Any hotels that are interested in participating in this promotion, please contact Todd at 777-1868. For clients, look for information soon on our webpage, www.alacransurf.com or just send in a request from our webpage and ask our Spring Break student specials!!

(9) From David at Escuela D'Amore - AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS: Playa playitas, consistentes, suaves, limpias, tranquilas y han estadomidiendo de 4 a 5 pies en marea alta. Playa Espadilla, suaves, limpias, tranquilas, inconsistentes y han estado midiendo 3,2 metros en marea alta.Isla Damas, intranquilas, limpias, consistentes, suaves y han estado midiendo 8.07 en marea alta. WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves): Bueno, viendo el tiempo qu eestá haciendo en este momento creo que parael fin de semana habra sol por la mañana y lluvia después de las 4 p.m. Con respecto a las olas, pienso que se van a mantener iguales toda estasemana. BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA: El mejor lugar para surfear en el area de Manuel Antonio es playaPlayitas, esto porque a esa playa asisten la mayoría de surfeadoresprofesionales y además ahí se han realizado una gran cantidad decampeonatos de surf en donde han participado surfeadores nacionales einternacionales, quedando muy felices y satisfechos por las alas queallí se encuentran. NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS: Por el momento no hay noticias ni eventos especiales.
PRACTICE YOUR SPANISH ---

DOMINICAL & SOUTHERN PACIFIC (D)
(10) From Hotel Rio Lindo in Dominical - AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS: More rain, surf is small (waist to chest) WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND: a small increase in size, get on it early for headhigh to overhead at the beachbreak BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA: Beachbreak- dawn UPCOMING EVENTS: Stop by Rio Lindo for frozen drinks and sizzling sunsets.

CARRIBEAN (C)
(11) From Mel Baker at A.T.E.C. in Puerto Viejo - AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS: IT IS PRETTY QUIET. WAVES ONLY AT ABOUT A FOOT. WE MUST BE THE CALMEST PLACE IN COSTA RICA. WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves): UNPREDICABLE


LATE REPORT JUST IN FROM CHUCK IN JACO ----

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS:
Thurs. p.m. surfed at Jaco end of my street, fun 2-4 clean glassy peaky
but oh so chilly ! Got to surf with the 2 winners of the terraza contest
last week Alvaro and Diego 1st and 2nd respectively ! The boys are hot !!!
WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves):My guess is some more of the same for the weekend and we have got ideal tides for 2 surfs a day !!!!!