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National Stats:
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Area Reports:
Wave Heights & Conditions
Forecasts & Best Spot
Upcoming Events / Contests
SPONSORS by Area
Best Western Vista Villas / R.A. surf shop Tamarindo (506-653-0114) in Tamarindo - surfpati@racsa.co.cr
1) Hotel Las Tortugas (653-0458) in Playa Grande - nela@cool.co.cr
Tropico Latinos (640-0062) in Playa Santa Teresa
troplat@sol.racsa.co.cr
Hotel Café de Paris (682-0087) in Nosara
cafepari@sol.racsa.co.cr
2) Fuego del Sol Hotel (in Playa Hermosa) solsurf@sol.racsa.co.cr
3) Chosita del Surf (643-3328) in Jaco
chucks@sol.racsa.co.cr
4) Alacran Surf Tours (777-1721) in Manuel Antonio
alacran@sol.racsa.co.cr
5) Escuela D’Amore (777-1143) in Manuel Antoniodamore@sol.racsa.co.cr
Tortilla Flats Cabinas in Dominical (Best on the beach!!)tortflat@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
** New Moon - July 30th Full Moon - August 14th**
High tide (Friday) – Marea alta (viernes)
5:50 a.m. (and 4:31 p.m) @ 10.3 ft. – 314 cm.
Low tide – Marea baja
5:11 p.m. @ -.5 ft. – (-15 cm.)
SWELL DIRECTION -- DIRECIÓN DEL SWELL
Pacific – For the weekend a dropping swell with very strong tidal surges will make points work at dropping tides and beachbreaks 2-4 hours after low tide. Wave size will be chest to head by Monday. Get on it early, winds switch around 9:30 a.m. and high tide is in the morning, too. Beach direction might play a factor for next week as a tropical system is expected to gain hurricane status near Baja and send a slight NW bump to the Nicoya coastline and open beachbreaks farther south. Another SW swell should bring in overhead surf by next weekend, but nothing crazy.
Caribbean – No swell is showing for the weekend so expect waist high+ surf until Monday. Then tropical systems from the NE will push in chest-head sets for the midweek. Lots of rain will make the winds unpredictable.
AREA REPORTS
NICOYA (N)
1) From Louis at Hotel Las Tortugas in Playa Grande -
AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS:
The raw and messy swell is running about head high. The wind has been variable and trustworthy, bringing us some onshores.
WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves):
The tide is right for great morning sessions, and we're expecting some great surf this weekend if the size holds.
BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA:
We're looking at all points in Playa Grande, depending on the tides.
JACO & HERMOSA
3) From Tommy at Fuego del Sol in Playa Hermosa -
Thursday August 3, 2000 10AM - Hello, from Playa Hermosa de Jaco! It's still 3-4 feet a bit smaller than the last two days. Low tide is 1 PM. The swell is South. This afternoon should be real nice on the incoming tide. Have FUN and........PURA VIDA!!!!
Check the 72 hour Scripps Forecast at http://facs.scripps.edu/surf/nepa.htm
If you need a place to stay your first and last night the Hotel Del Rey has plenty of taxis and rides to the airport 24 hours a day for about $10. Enjoy downtown San Jose by staying in the heart of it only minutes from the International Airport Juan Santa Maria!!!!
3) From Chuck at Chosita del Surf in Jaco -
AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS:
Surf in Jaco is @ 3-4ft semi glassy with some funky storm bump in it , tide is super high and it is having a big effect on our conditions !
WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves):
Tides are getting back to normal so should be a decent weekend for waves here in Jaco!
BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA:
Mornings are probably going to be best at Hermosa with the dropping tide and back for a fun Hotdog session here in Jaco !
NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS:
Toes on the nose event this week at Barranca, New longboards to arrive from Juan Rodriguez "one world " Come Check out the selection of both Used and New boards in the shop, right now we have for sure the best and largest selection of new boards in Costa Rica ! We have over 40 new boards from $335 and up! Alvaro Solano did some mean damage surfing a few days ago and seems like he is going to be out of the water for at least a 15 day period. Lets all hope and pray that its not extensive and he recuperates rapidly. Thanks - Chuck
QUEPOS & MANUEL ANTONIO
4) From Todd at Alacran Surf in Quepos -
AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS:
Diminishing swell has the local breaks in waist high sets with glassy surf for the dawn patrol & late afternoon sessions. Some head high sets can be found in Playitas and certainly at some of the more exposed breaks to the north & south.
WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves):
With no signs of any sizeable swell, we expect that the surf will remain fairly small with most sets at waist to head high. Rain can be expected by 3:00 almost every afternoon which is cleaning things up for glassy afternoon sessions.
BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA:
Try Playitas early in the morning & Bajos in the late afternoon for a more hollow wave...But beware, Bajos is home to many "speed bumps!" For more challenging surf, try heading south to Playa El Rey where you can expect head high surf and clean conditions in the early AM.
NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS:
Congratulations to Christian Jimenez, winner of the local surf tournament in Playitas this past weekend. Christian works as a surf guide/instructor here at Alacran Surf Tours so if anyone out there is looking for some lessons or someone to show them around the local breaks, give us a call at 777-1721 or email us at info@alacransurf.com for more information.
5) From David at Escuela D'Amore in Manuel Antonio -
Tamaño y consistencia de las olas esta semana en:
Playa Playitas: Muy agresivas, muy fuertes, limpias, consistentes, de dirección derecha, con velocidad y han estado middienco cerca de 6 pies en marea alta. Los surfeadores estaban sorprendidos con el tamaño que han tenido las olas esta semana en esta playa. (Very strong, fast, clean and consistent rights about 6 feet at high tide. Surfers have been suprised at the size that it's had this week at this beach.)
Playa Espadilla: limpias, agresivas, consistentes, fuertes, de direción derecha e izquierda y han estado midiendo mas o menos 3,50 a 4,oo pies en marea alta. La olas aquí han estado más grandes que de costumbre. (Clean, powerful, consisent, strong lefts and rights at 3.5 to 4 pies at high tide. The waves here are bigger than normal)
Isla Damas: solamente sabemos que elas olas ha estado muy gandes ahí. (We only know the wave are VERY big there)
¿Qué esperan el próximo fin de semana con respecto al tiempo y las olas?
Es posible que llueva un poco por las noches, y tal vez por las tardes. Probablemente, las olas van a ser muy grandes. (Rain is possible in the evenings and maybe the afternoons. Probably, the waves are going to be very big.)
¿Cuál es el mejor lugar para surfear en su area el próximo fin de semana?
Esta semana la mayoría de surfeadores han estado asistiendo a playa Espadilla, porque las olas han estado grandes y además muy consistentes en esa playa. Así que es muy posible que para este próximo fin de semana esa sea la playa elegida por los surfeadores. (This week most surfers went to Espadilla because the waves have been big and more consistent. It's very possible that this weekend the beach will be elected again to surf at.)
Hay noticias o eventos venideros?
Si, el próximo 15 de agosto, celebramos el día de las madres. En este día realizamos muchas actividades especiales, pero la más importante es que toda la familia se reune y hacen comida riquisimas. (Yes, August 15th is the "Day of the Mothers" On this day we have lots of special activities, but the most important is for the whole family to be together and make delicious food.)
Este reporte fue hecho con la ayuda de una estudiante de nuestra escuela quien tiene 20 años de experiencia como surfeadora. (This rep
ort was made with the help of a student of our school who has surfed for 20 years!)
DOMINICAL & SOUTHERN PACIFIC
This weekend the swell should drop, but there will good surf early AND late in the day. Don't be discouraged if it looks waist high about 2 hours before low tide. The huge tidal surge will push up the height in the p.m. Lots of rain due to tropical activity. Don't forget to catch sunsets at Paco's Pool Bar on Sundays!
CARRIBEAN
see national report
CONTEST INFO.
Terraza del Pacifico plans to have a local contest on September 16-18th, 2000. Total prizes will be $3000! Contact jacowave@sol.racsa.co.cr for more info.
Thursday, August 3, 2000
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