Costa Rica Surf Report for March 2, 2000

Brought to you each Thursday evening 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) Surfpati at Vista Villas / R.A. surf shop Tamarindo (506-653-0114) in Tamarindo - surfpati@racsa.co.cr

2) Louis at Hotel Las Tortugas (653-0458) in Playa Grande - nela@cool.co.cr

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

Kristian up in the North Nicoya Peninsula
surf_witch@hotmail.com

3) Martine at Hotel Café de Paris (682-0087) in Nosara
cafepari@sol.racsa.co.cr

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

4) Tommy at Fuego del Sol Hotel (in Playa Hermosa)

5) Todd at Alacran Surf Tours in Manuel Antonio (777-1721)
alacran@sol.racsa.co.cr

David at Escuela D’Amore (777-1143) in Manuel Antonio – damore@sol.racsa.co.cr

Vida Verde Land Management & Sales (787-0116) in Dominical
vidaverde@sol.racsa.co.cr

6) Paco at Hotel Rio Lindo (787-0078) in Dominical
hotelriolindo@sol.racsa.co.cr

Mel Baker at A.T.E.C. (750-0191) in Puerto Viejo - atecmail@sol.racsa.co.cr

Cabinas Casa Verde (750-0015 fax 750-0047) in Puerto Viejo
http://www.greencoast.com/casaverd.htm or atecmail@sol.racsa.co.cr


TIDES (for Puntarenas) – Mareas
** New Moon - March 4th, Full Moon - March 19th **
High tide (Friday) – Marea alta (viernes)
1:29 p.m. @ 7.3 ft. – 223 cm.
Low tide – Marea baja
7:09 a.m. @ 1.3 ft. – 40 cm.

SWELL DIRECTION -- DIRECIÓN DEL SWELL

Pacific – The NW swell has passed, but traces are still felt coming from a WSW direction. A new SW swell should be arriving in 5-6 days, bringing surf up again to the 7 + ft. range.

Caribbean – This side is still getting good head high+ surf which should continue until next Monday. Expect it to drop then for a couple of days before the next system. Use the website to see the daily weather conditions in Limon.


AREA REPORTS


NICOYA (N)

(1) From Patti at Best Western Vista Villas in Tamarindo -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS:
Surf 4'-6' at most sw facing breaks. Gusty offshore winds. Midday surf continues until May 5th.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves):
Increase with a direction switch to West / Southwest swell coming in by Sat. Weather, warm with water temps running around 70 degrees. Surf should be at shoulderhigh to headhigh this weekend. Offshore conditions, sometimes gusty. Watch out for the sea lice!!!!!

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA:
Playa Negra still showing some sets at headhigh, but it's walling up and
gusty offshores at times. Playa Grande is crowded, with 4'-6', with a little confusion in the swell direction. Sidewinds coming in early afternoon. Witch's Rock should pickup and may be worth the boat trip Sat. or Sun. Stay on south and southwest facing breaks for the best surf. It's high tide midday, so no dawn patrol or sunset glassoffs for a few days......

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS:
Spring Break Vista Villas - a week of fun and festivities. Stay tuned...


(2) From Louis at Hotel Las Tortugas in Playa Grande -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS:
3 to 4 with overhead sets, good shape, offshore winds all day long.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves):
More of the same

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA:
All the points are working


(3) From Hotel Cafe de Paris in Nosara -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS:
4-5 feet glassy in the morning,no wind , no swell

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves):
same certainly with off shore in the morning

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA:
Ostional a bit bigger

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS:
Concert in Cafe de Paris Friday night. Free entrance. Everybody is welcome!!!


JACO & HERMOSA

(4) From Tommy at Hotel Fuego del Sol in Hermosa -
We have a southwest swell running about four to six feet on Hermosa beaches. The tide is at around noon today. Congratulations to our team which took home most of the $5000 at the contest last weekend. More Pictures of the contest with our team below at: www.fuegodelsol.com/page3.html


QUEPOS & MANUEL ANTONIO

(5) From Alacran Tours in Manuel Antonio – NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS:
ALACRAN SURF TOURS & HOTEL TERRAZA DEL PACIFICO PRESENT:
2ND ANNUAL CAMPEONATO INTERNACIONAL DE PLAYA HERMOSA, COSTA RICA
JUNE 23,24,25, 2000

IN FRONT OF HOTEL TERRAZA DEL PACIFICO

PRO-AM OPEN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
$20,000 IN CASH PRIZES

$75 ENTRY FEE - DAYTIME COMPETITION
$35 ENTRY FEE - NIGHTIME EVENT

FEATURING GOLD SPONSOR - QUIKSILVER USA

ALSO FEATURING A GIANT SURF EXPO - ANY SURF RELATED BUSINESS, HOTEL, ETC.. INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THIS EVENT TO BE HELD ON THE TOURNAMENT PREMISES, THIS WILL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DISPLAY & SELL YOUR PRODUCT TO A VERY BROAD INTERNATIONAL MARKET OVER A 3 DAY PERIOD. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT TODD @ ALACRAN SURF TOURS @ 777-1721, 777-2724 OR EMAIL AT todd@alacransurf.com or info@alacransurf.com...ALSO THERE A FEW SPONSORSHIP POSITIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS WORLD CLASS EVENT...SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY CONTACT TODD AT THE SAME NUMBERS...

CHECK OUT WWW.SURFERMAG.COM FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT!!!! THIS IS GOING TO BE A WORLD CLASS EVENT SO DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SEE SOME OF THE BEST SURFERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD!!!


DOMINICAL & SOUTHERN PACIFIC

(6) From Paco at Hotel Rio Lindo in Dominical -
The waves have been good, 5 to 8 feet with some barrels in the morning. Wind offshore most days and really clean water. Come to Paco's Pool Bar for the best fruit drinks and sunsets!

CARRIBEAN
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