Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report for July 6th, 2000

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Surfpati at Vista Villas / R.A. surf shop Tamarindo (506-653-0114) in Tamarindo - surfpati@racsa.co.cr 

1) 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

 Martine at Hotel Café de Paris (682-0087) in Nosara
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2) Tommy at Fuego del Sol Hotel (in Playa Hermosa) solsurf@sol.racsa.co.cr 

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

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

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

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

Jim Lynsky at Dos Hermanos/Roca Verde (787-0036) in Dominical
http://www.dhrrealty.com or info@dhrrealty.com

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 
** Full Moon - July 16th, New Moon - July 1st **

High tide (Friday) – Marea alta (viernes)
7:07 a.m. @ 9.6 ft. – 293 cm.

Low tide – Marea baja
1:15 p.m. @ .5 ft. – 15 cm.

SWELL DIRECTION -- DIRECIÓN DEL SWELL

Pacific – The current swell will be dropping off over the weekend, with longer period sets in the head high range. The winds up in Guanacaste should stay offshore until after noon. Another South swell will arrive Wednesday, pushing the surf up to 1-2 feet overhead. Then it should fill in for the weekend with smaller periods and waves with 8-12 foot faces for South facing beaches.

Caribbean – The storm system is growing SE of Puerto Viejo and will produce surf there for the weekend in the chest to head high range. If it stays or moves westward, the surf will increase Monday to 1-2 overhead at popular breaks.  

AREA REPORTS

NICOYA (N)

1) From Louis at Hotel Las Tortugas in Playa Grande -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS:

The offshores have been a boon to the surf for the past two weeks, although the swell has been droping for several days now. On Weds., we still had some head high sets and perfect conditions in the early morning.WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves):

The tides are high in the morning so if the swell doesn't drop anymore, or increases, the offshores should bring us some great surf.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA:

Daybreak in front of the hotel with the sand bar to the north of the hotel showing nice form.


JACO & HERMOSA

(2) From Tommy at Hotel Fuego del Sol in Hermosa - (7/5) www.fuegodelsol.com/page3.html  
Hey Hey! We have southwest conditions coming in at 4 feet at select beaches. The camp is surfing Esterillos and a left point that has been reeeling. We have high tide at around 8 p.m. PURA VIDA !!

(3) From Chuck - your friend in Costa Rica - 

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS:

Yes we are back !!!!! Jaco surf is 3-4 ft and real funky maybe some new mixed in with the OLD ! Hope so !WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves):
I hope it picks up soon and the swell forecast says good things and the
rumour mill is running rampant too !

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA:

I am going to surf the end of my street ALL WEEKEND ! Hah Hah if I get
lucky I will get an hour a day !

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS:

IT'S SPRING BREAK TICO STYLE SO GET HERE EARLY AND GO SURFING AND OF COURSE THE PARTY WILL GO ON !!! LIVE BAND FRIDAY AT THE CROCODILE DISCO TOO ! PLEASE DON'T TAKE ANYTHING IN YOUR CAR TO HERMOSA SEEMS THE "NEW THIEVES" ARE HERE. RUMOUR HAS IT THEY ARE GRINGOS IN RENTACARS ? POSSIBLY THE YO BRO I LIVE HERE NOW CROWD HAS HIT "ROCK" BOTTOM. Keep your eyes open and hands on your gear this week ! Thanks "A FRIEND IN COSTA RICA" Chuck !
  

QUEPOS & MANUEL ANTONIO
see national report

DOMINICAL & SOUTHERN PACIFIC
4) From editor at Hotel Rio Lindo (7/2) -
The swell has dropped a bit with waves only chest to head high at peak high and low tides. It appears the beach break has been breaking better at a lower tide so get out early this weekend. Winds expected to switch onshore at 10:00 a.m.

CARRIBEAN
see national report