Thursday, August 30, 2001

Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report for August 30th , 2001

Brought to you each Friday evening by local surf
businesses throughout Costa Rica. See
http://www.crsurf.com/links.html for pics., forecast
links, and tide charts.

Primer Torneo - Circuito Nacional de Surf Costa Rica

Septiembre 14 y 15, Playa Jaco (NEW date!)

Send me a note if you are interested in working on a
Costa Rican chapter of the Surfrider Foundation -
Protecting the World's Oceans, Waves, and Beaches.


Friday TIDES

Low Tide 1.95 ft at 7:14 AM
High Tide 7.94 ft at 1:25 PM

(These are for Puntarenas. It has been noticed that
Guanacaste tides are about an hour later)

NATIONAL FORECAST

Pacific - The strong SSW has kept this coast happy
with head high surf continuing into Friday. It should
drop to chest high for Saturday and down to waist to
stomach by Monday. Tuesday it is the same, but have
some hope for chest high+ surf for Wednesday. A
sizable direct South swell will be pushing in for the
next weekend. Some models show a 19 second period so
this is the time to make travel plans to hit those
South facing beaches and points. High tide will also
be in the early morning next Saturday.

Caribbean - Continued storms in the Caribbean Sea are
sending short period chest to head high surf for
Friday and Saturday morning. Conditions will worsen by
Sunday, dropping to about waist high. Then for Monday
on it looks dismal, knee to maybe a waist high set for
the next few days.


SPONSORS by Area

Jammin Surf Camp (653-0469) in Playa Grande
costarica2@hotmail.com

1) Robert August Surf Shop (653-0114) in Tamarindo
surfnbat@tamarindovistavillas.com

Hotel Las Tortugas (653-0458) in Playa Grande
surfegg@aquiles.cool.co.cr

Tropico Latino Lodge (640-0062) in Santa Teresa
troplat@sol.racsa.co.cr

Hotel Cafe de Paris (682-0087, fax 682-0089) in Nosara
info@cafedeparis.net

2) Chosita del Surf (643-1308, fax 643-3328) in Jaco
chuck@sol.racsa.co.cr

3) Fuego del Sol Hotel (in Playa Hermosa)
solsurf@sol.racsa.co.cr

4) Green Iguana Surf Camp in Playa Dominical
admin@greeniguanasurfcamp.com

Paco at Hotel Rio Lindo (787-0078) in Dominical
info@hotelriolindo.com

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

(new sponsor) Century 21 Realty (653-0360 fax
653-0361) in Tamarindo
http://www.century21tamarindo.com or
realestate@century21tamarindo.com

Hotel Diuwak (787-0087 fax 787-0089) in Dominical
www.diuwak.com or diuwak@sol.racsa.co.cr


AREA REPORTS

NICOYA (N)

1) From Tom at Robert August Surf Shop in Tamarindo -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas
y condiciones:

Conditions have been great, not much onshore wind with
a small swell out of the south. Waves have been head
high during the incoming tide with some hollow waves
making for some short barrels before the close in
shallow water.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que
va a pasar este fin de semana (clima y olas):

More of the same until next Wed. when a new swell
should pump it up!

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El
mejor lugar a surfear este fin de semana en su area:

Rivermouth has been off and on but when the tide is
right jump on it, it's been good for an hour each day,
with no one in sight!

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS- Noticias y dias especiales:

Stay tuned for future classes to be taught at Vista
Villas Hotel for those interested in CPR and First
Aid, both beginning and advanced classes taught by a
visiting Paramedic.


JACO & HERMOSA

2) From Chuck at Chosita del Surf in Jaco -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas
y condiciones:

Jaco surf was 3-4ft and somewhat closed out but it did
have some power and tubes with glassy conditions on
thru midday ! Condiciones fue glassy y 3-4 pies hasta
las 1:30 p.m. pero un poco cerrone pero con buena
fuerza !

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que
va a pasar este fin de semana (clima y olas):

Pienso la clima va estar lluvioso y las olas parece
que no estan bajando mucho aqui en Jaco. Expect some
rain and maybe some decent waves , its not dropped
anymore since yesterday and there is a strong current
running from the south ! Cuidado con el corriente del
sur !

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El
mejor lugar a surfear este fin de semana en su
area:

My street should be good and El Bohio uncrowded due to
the contest this weekend ! National circuit is here so
be there ! Cualquier lugar pude estar bien y las olas
mas famosoas de Jaco va estar sin crowd por el torneo
de CIRCUITO NACL !

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS- Noticias y dias especiales:

Too many to list , Jaco rocks music REGGAE ROOTS TYPE
AT LA HACIENDA SABADO !

5) From Tommy at Fuego del Sol in Playa Hermosa -

Wednesday August 29, 2001 5:00 PM

The waves were a little smaller today, but still
overhead sets. It´s about 2-4 feet from the back with
bigger sets. There are some fun looking barrels and
there´s no wind. High tide was at 11:30AM. Esterillos
was also really fun this morning for the in-coming
tide, with head high peaky barrels. Our in house pros
and Lost & Dragon's own Brad Hersch and Tobit McLean.
They have started their summer surf clinics so, call
Tobit for details and info 506 643 2078 or e-mail him
at brisadelmar@ranchocoral.com. Pick up useful
techniques, the latest equipment, boards and critique
yourself on video and improve your surfing. Enjoy the
Live Cam and our new Live "How's the Surf, Really?"
Surf and Costa Rica Live Info Chat Talk to a Real
Surfer here on the Beach (Our Office is Literally a
Stones Throw from Our Surf Break We can tell you
current Conditions and crowds by looking out the
window). Real info provided by Real People, Here, not,
there. First in info, first in the water, that's what
happens when you wake up on the beach everybody else
drives to. We are Rancho Coral, Catering to Surfer's
Needs http://ranchocoral.com.or http://fuegodelsol.com
. Peace To All, Gracias, Thanks, Domo Arrigato,
Shalom, Aloha, Mahalo Nui Loa, Banzai, Peace
and........PURA VIDA!!!!


QUEPOS & MANUEL ANTONIO

see the national report above


DOMINICAL & SOUTHERN PACIFIC

5) From Jason & Karla at the Green Iguana surf camp in
Dominical:

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS -

Surf has been a few feet overhead for the last few
days. The Point was juicy and doin' it's thang.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) -

It's been a dry rainy season this year, and wer'e
looking for more of the same. Not much rain, and the
surf looks like it's gonna be shrinking over the next
4-5 days, however there is hope on the distant
horizon.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA -

Playa Dominical picks up the most swell in the area,
and should be good even if it's flat (waist high).

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS-

Fourth annual Kool Kind Cowabunga Sponge Wax Festival
starts on Monday. Adios y Pura Vida!

Click here for the pic -
http://www.greeniguanasurfcamp.com/conditions.html


CARIBBEAN

see the national report above

Thursday, August 23, 2001

Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report for August 23th , 2001

Brought to you each Friday evening by local surf
businesses throughout Costa Rica. See
http://www.crsurf.com/links.html for pics., forecast
links, and tide charts.

A.D.O.G.A. - Central Pacific Surf Association Contest
- August 25th & 26th
Esterillos Oeste - contact Chuck for more info.
(643-1308)

Primer Torneo - Circuito Nacional de Surf Costa Rica
Septiembre 1 y 2, Playa Jaco

Send me a note if you are interested in working on a
Costa Rican chapter of the Surfrider Foundation -
Protecting the World's Oceans, Waves, and Beaches.


Friday TIDES

High Tide 9.99 ft at 6:34 AM
Low Tide 0.14 ft at 12:46 PM

(These are for Puntarenas. It has been noticed that
Guanacaste tides are an hour later)


NATIONAL FORECAST

Pacific - The next few days look great, head high
Friday with a 16 seoncd period and 2 feet overhead by
Sunday with a wave period of 13 seconds. There is also
a strong morning high tide so get to those
beachbreaks. The SSW sticks around through Monday and
then by Tuesday things calm down to chest high
throughout the rest of the week. It looks like the
strong swell down near Argentina has pushed the surf
back to New Zealand, so we have to wait until another
Down Under pressure systems "turns the tide" back this
way.

Caribbean - The swell is not present, but surf is
being generated by strong winds over the Caribbean
Sea. They push in chest to head high choppy sets all
weekend. Expect it to drop to knee to waist once the
winds die down, and lots of rain is expected.


SPONSORS by Area

Jammin Surf Camp (653-0469) in Playa Grande
costarica2@hotmail.com

1) Robert August Surf Shop (653-0114) in Tamarindo
surfnbat@tamarindovistavillas.com

2) Hotel Las Tortugas (653-0458) in Playa Grande
surfegg@aquiles.cool.co.cr

3) Tropico Latino Lodge (640-0062) in Santa Teresa
troplat@sol.racsa.co.cr

Hotel Cafe de Paris (682-0087, fax 682-0089) in Nosara
info@cafedeparis.net

4) Chosita del Surf (643-1308, fax 643-3328) in Jaco
chuck@sol.racsa.co.cr

5) Fuego del Sol Hotel (in Playa Hermosa)
solsurf@sol.racsa.co.cr

6) Green Iguana Surf Camp in Playa Dominical
admin@greeniguanasurfcamp.com

Paco at Hotel Rio Lindo (787-0078) in Dominical
info@hotelriolindo.com


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


(new sponsor) Century 21 Realty (653-0360 fax
653-0361) in Tamarindo

http://www.century21tamarindo.com or
realestate@century21tamarindo.com


Hotel Diuwak (787-0087 fax 787-0089) in Dominical

www.diuwak.com or diuwak@sol.racsa.co.cr


AREA REPORTS

NICOYA (N)

1) From Tom at Robert August Surf Shop in Tamarindo -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas
y condiciones:

Conditions are good for the early risers with the
onshore wind picking up before 10am.Conditions improve
just
before sunset with the incoming tide there are some
good sets.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que
va a pasar este fin de semana (clima y olas):

Waves should pick up to head high,overhead on the
bigger sets. Hit it early and late, the tides will
make it best 2 times each day, on the incoming tide.
Head high here in Tamarindo, maybe larger sets!

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El
mejor lugar a surfear este fin de semana en su area:

The beachbreak in Tamarindo will have some fun waves,
Playa Grande will be good, as well as Langosta if the
winds cooperate.

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS- Noticias y dias especiales:

Stay tuned for future classes to be taught at Vista
Villas Hotel for those interested in CPR and First
Aid, both beginning and advanced classes taught by a
visiting Paramedic.


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

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas
y condiciones:

Unseasonal offshore winds have fanned excellent waves
this week, with possiblities for morning and evening
surf sessions.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que
va a pasar este fin de semana (clima y olas):

Double sessions continuing into the weekend and with
the expected swell, we can look forward to great waves
if the wind holds offshore.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El
mejor lugar a surfear este fin de semana en su area:

The main peak in front of the hotel will be good up to
double overhead at which time the Tamarindo rivermouth
area will be a good place to check.


3) From Steve at Tropico Latino in Santa Teresa (just
north of Mal Pais)

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS: Small and not well
organised this morning out front on the outgoing tide
- Sta Teresa is probably a bit better. However it's
much glassier than it has been during the temporal
type conditions of the last few days and should
improve as the weather clears.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND: Looks like more SW swell
is on the way and conditions should continue to
improve, though as we move into the wettest bit of the
rainy season this is hard to predict.

BEST PLACE TO SURF IN YOUR AREA: Both morning and
afternoons should be good at Playa Carmen on the high
tide.


JACO & HERMOSA

4) From Chuck at Chosita del Surf in Jaco -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas
y condiciones:

Waves are 2-4 ft faces here in Jaco today and kind of
mushy with the high tide ! 2-4 pies y vacilon y un
poco gordas !

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que
va a pasar este fin de semana (clima y olas):

Hope it gets bigger, but ? Ojala que suben !

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El
mejor lugar a surfear este fin de semana en su area:

El Bohio por no va estar nadia , Bohio should be the
spot to be all the hotties are going to be at
Estirillos !

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS - Noticias y dias especiales:


August 25 -26th has a contest planned for Estirillos
Oeste, organized by our local surfing association/
Terraza Del Pacifico, sponsored by a whole bunch of us
in the community and so far has gone quite well ! I
guess a few are complaining about the quality of our
judges so this is a great opportunity to have a whole
new group of people to judge ! If you have experience
judging or know someone who does please call Maria Del
Mar @ 643-3222. We need help and are glad to have it !
Oh and if you don't want to help just don't WHINE
!!!!!! Thanks ! Vamos a tenir un torneo del serie
pacifico las fechas de 25-26 Aug en Estirillos Oeste,
organizado por ADOGA y Terraza Del Pacifico con
patrocino de mucha gente y negocios del pueblo hasta
ahora hemos hecho 2 torneos y con buenos resultados ,
si hemos recibidos unos quejas y estamos dando un
oportunidad a ustedes para ayudar mas , si usted puede
o conosco alquien quien tiene experiencia para hacer
Juez o ayudar por favor Llama @ 643-3222. Pregunta por
Maria Del Mar ! Gracias !


5) From Tommy at Fuego del Sol in Playa Hermosa -

Wednesday August 22, 2001 12:00 PM

Earlier this morning, upper hermosa, out front of the
Brisa del Mar had fun chest to head high barrels. The
weather was clear and sunny with a light offshore
wind. Low tide was at 11:00Am. As the tide starts
filling in this afternoon, the waves will be getting
fun again. As long as the wind stays calm, Esterillos
(out front of the Rancho Coral), will be smoking for
high tide. We are getting this SW (200-225) from a
storm that was spinning off South America last week.
This weekend, we´re expecting a bigger SW pulse. This
should be great for the contest this weekend in
Esterillos. The Rancho Coral Team will be there and
hopefully taking over the event. Our in house pros and
Lost & Dragon's own Brad Hersch and Tobit McLean. They
have started their summer surf clinics so, call Tobit
for details and info 506 643 2078 or e-mail him at
brisadelmar@ranchocoral.com. Pick up useful
techniques, the latest equipment, boards and critique
yourself on video and improve your surfing. Enjoy the
Live Cam and our new Live "How's the Surf, Really?"
Surf and Costa Rica Live Info Chat Talk to a Real
Surfer here on the Beach (Our Office is Literally a
Stones Throw from Our Surf Break We can tell you
current Conditions and crowds by looking out the
window). Real info provided by Real People, Here, not,
there. First in info, first in the water, that's what
happens when you wake up on the beach everybody else
drives to. We are Rancho Coral, Catering to Surfer's
Needs http://ranchocoral.com.or http://fuegodelsol.com

Peace To All, Gracias, Thanks, Domo Arrigato, Shalom,
Aloha, Mahalo Nui Loa, Banzai, Peace and........PURA
VIDA!!!!


QUEPOS & MANUEL ANTONIO

see the national report above


DOMINICAL & SOUTHERN PACIFIC

5) From Jason & Karla at the Green Iguana surf camp in
Dominical:

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - The surf for the
last few days in Playa Dominical has been pretty flat
(head high), but with nice clean conditions.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND - A promising S-SW swell
arrives on Saturday. No change expected in the
weather, the hurricane thankfully passed too far north
to affect us here.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - Playa
Dominical is bound to be going off, and the Point will
probably have one or two big days.

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS - 7th annual Beach Buzzard
Trashcan Convention (BBTC) begins next Thursday. Be
there!

Click here for the pic -
http://www.greeniguanasurfcamp.com/conditions.html

CARIBBEAN

see the national report above

Friday, August 17, 2001

Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report for August 17th , 2001

Brought to you each Friday evening by local surf
businesses throughout Costa Rica. See
http://www.crsurf.com/links.html for pics., forecast
links, and tide charts.

Costa Rica SURFRIDER Beach cleanup August 18th at the
Tamrindo rivermouth, 3 p.m.. Send me a note if you are
interested in working on a Costa Rican chapter of the
Surfrider Foundation - Protecting the World's Oceans,
Waves, and Beaches.

A.D.O.G.A. - Central Pacific Surf Association Contest
- August 25th & 26th

Esterillos Oeste - contact Chuck for more info.
(643-1308)

TIDES

Low Tide 1.20 ft at 6:37 AM
High Tide 8.90 ft at 1:00 PM


NATIONAL FORECAST

Pacific - Friday and Saturday morning you will see
overhead surf, but it doesn´t last long. Friday
afternoon shows a 13 - 14 second period and then
shortening by Saturday to 10-11 seconds. Sunday the
surf disappears so get on those low tide spots early.
The next SSW swell comes in Tuesday, and it looks good
from then until next weekend. The prediction is for
chest Tuesday, head high Wed. and Thursday, and 1 foot
overhead by Friday. Next weekend, southern beachbreaks
are the best bet.

Caribbean - Surf is good on the irie coast. Chest to
head high conditions expected until Sunday with early
morning and late afternoon glass. Then dropping down
to waist high for the next two days. By next Wed. a
tropìcal system will push in head high surf from the
NE.

SPONSORS by Area

1) Jammin Surf Camp (653-0469) in Playa Grande

costarica2@hotmail.com

Robert August Surf Shop (653-0114) in Tamarindo

surfnbat@tamarindovistavillas.com

Hotel Las Tortugas (653-0458) in Playa Grande

nela@cool.co.cr

2) Tropico Latino Lodge (640-0062) in Santa Teresa

troplat@sol.racsa.co.cr

Hotel Cafe de Paris (682-0087, fax 682-0089) in Nosara

info@cafedeparis.net


3) Chosita del Surf (643-1308, fax 643-3328) in Jaco

chuck@sol.racsa.co.cr

4) Fuego del Sol Hotel (in Playa Hermosa)
solsurf@sol.racsa.co.cr

5) Green Iguana Surf Camp in Playa Dominical

admin@greeniguanasurfcamp.com

Paco at Hotel Rio Lindo (787-0078) in Dominical

info@hotelriolindo.com

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

(new sponsor) Century 21 Realty (653-0360 fax
653-0361) in Tamarindo

http://www.century21tamarindo.com or
realestate@century21tamarindo.com

Hotel Diuwak (787-0087 fax 787-0089) in Dominical

www.diuwak.com or diuwak@sol.racsa.co.cr

AREA REPORTS

NICOYA (N)

1) From Damien at Jammin Surf Camp in Playa Grande-

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas
y condiciones:


Pretty small waves all week, some good sessions at the
main peak of playa grande but quite crowded. The
conditions are really good for a rainy season: off
shore, sunny

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que
va a pasar este fin de semana (clima y olas):


The conditions will be the same: fair & small. It
might have some few sets with chest high, better then
nothing!

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El
mejor lugar a surfear este fin de semana en su area:


Without any doubt the main peak, but lot of people is
surfing out there.


2) From Steve at Tropico Latino in Santa Teresa (just
north of Mal Pais)

Hola! Here's the report form Mal Pais

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS:

Weather has cleaned up and with it the surf. We had
excellent conditions here over the weekend til tuesday
with surf 2' - 5' and super glassy for long periods
a.m. & p.m..Playa Carmen working well at high tide.
Swell has now dropped with sets chest high and not so
lined up.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND:

Swell should come up in the next day or two though
weather could become more unstable - have to hope that
it stays clean.

BEST PLACE TO SURF IN YOUR AREA THIS WEEKEND:

As low tide moves into the morning there could be
excellent waves at Sta Teresa

JACO & HERMOSA

3) From Chuck at Chosita del Surf in Jaco -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas
y condiciones:

Jaco conditions thurs. afternoon were actually quite
fun, 2-4 ft faces and peaky if a bit on the slow side
do to
HIGH HIGH TIDES ! Olas hoy Jaco fue vacilones y 2-4
pies de cara con buenos picos pero un poco gordas a la
misma ves !

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que
va a pasar este fin de semana (clima y olas):

Bueno , viendo lo pronostico de tiempo y clima vamos a
ver lluvia por los proximos dias y esta puede poner
las olas muy raras , tormentadas etc. I just watched
the weather forecast and looks like some rain for the
weekend
with some more for next weeek ! Remember we are now
into the heart of the rainy/green season, tropical
activity is on the increase so expect to get wet at
any time !

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El
mejor lugar a surfear este fin de semana en su area:

No hay mucho temano hoy , Tulin es un buen sitio
cuando las olas son chicas y la marea es bajo ! Check
out Tulin en the A.M. and maybe some Jaco fun in
afternoon with the high tides !


NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS- Noticias y dias especiales:

August 25 -26th has a contest planned for Estirillos
Oeste, organized by our local surfing association/
Terraza
Del Pacifico, sponsored by a whole bunch of us in the
community and so far has gone quite well ! I guess a
few are complaining about the quality of our judges so
this is a great opportunity to have a whole new group
of people to judge ! If you have experience judging or
know someone who does please call Maria Del Mar @
643-3222. We need help and are glad to have it ! Oh
and if you don't want to help just don't WHINE !!!!!!
Thanks !
Vamos a tenir un torneo del serie pacifico las fechas
de 25-26 Aug en Estirillos Oeste, organizado por ADOGA
y Terraza Del Pacifico con patrocino de mucha gente y
negocios del pueblo hasta ahora hemos hecho 2 torneos
y con buenos resultados , si hemos recibidos unos
quejas y estamos dando un oportunidad a ustedes para
ayudar mas , si usted puede o conosco alquien quien
tiene experiencia para hacer Juez o ayudar por favor
Llama @ 643-3222. Pregunta por Maria Del Mar ! Gracias
!

4) From Tommy at Fuego del Sol in Playa Hermosa -

The small SW (210-225) has given us some relief with
fun chest to head high waves around Corners and Tulin.
The weather is overcast and there´s no wind, so it´s
glassy. The waves in upper hermosa are 2-3 feet (from
the back) with some bigger sets. High tide is at
12:00PM. Esterillos will be getting fun soon, for the
in-coming tide. Our in house pros and Lost & Dragon's
own Brad Hersch and Tobit McLean. They have started
their summer surf clinics so, call Tobit for details
and info 506 643 2078 or e-mail him at
brisadelmar@ranchocoral.com. Pick up useful
techniques, the latest equipment, boards and critique
yourself on video and improve your surfing. Enjoy the
Live Cam and our new Live "How's the Surf, Really?"
Surf and Costa Rica Live Info Chat Talk to a Real
Surfer here on the Beach (Our Office is Literally a
Stones Throw from Our Surf Break We can tell you
current Conditions and crowds by looking out the
window). Real info provided by Real People, Here, not,
there. First in info, first in the water, that's what
happens when you wake up on the beach everybody else
drives to. We are Rancho Coral, Catering to Surfer's
Needs http://ranchocoral.com.or http://fuegodelsol.com

Peace To All, Gracias, Thanks, Domo Arrigato, Shalom,
Aloha, Mahalo Nui Loa, Banzai, Peace and........PURA
VIDA!

QUEPOS & MANUEL ANTONIO

see the national report above

DOMINICAL & SOUTHERN PACIFIC

5) From Jason & Karla at the Green Iguana surf camp in
Dominical:

Early morning surf session was very good, with some
overhead sets and good form. "The point" was about
head high with some really long lefts and only a few
people out.

Click here for the pic -
http://www.greeniguanasurfcamp.com/conditions.html

CARIBBEAN

see the national report above

Friday, August 10, 2001

Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report for August 10th , 2001

Brought to you each Friday evening by local surf
businesses throughout Costa Rica. See
http://www.crsurf.com/links.html for pics., forecast
links, and tide charts.

Costa Rica SURFRIDER meeting August 15th at Boca del
Rio Restaurant, Tamarindo at 7 p.m. Beach cleanup
August 18th at the rivermouth, 3 p.m.. Send me a note
if you are interested in working on a Costa Rican
chapter of the Surfrider Foundation - Protecting the
World's Oceans, Waves, and Beaches.

TIDES

High Tide - 8.53 ft at 6:39 AM

Low Tide - 1.26 ft at 12:45 PM

NATIONAL FORECAST

Pacific - This is a great weekend for the dawn/dusk
patrol at all beachbreaks. SW swell fading a little by
Saturday morning, dropping to head high with a 10
second period. It drops down to chest high by Sunday
afternoon and Monday doesn´t look that great either.
Then by Tuesday another strong SSW will push it up to
head high with a 16 second period. The size will get a
little bigger each day after, with a nice SW filling
in next weekend with 2 foot overhead surf.

Caribbean - Strong storms are slamming Nicaragua but
staying north of Costa Rica. Now is the time for a
strategic strike at Isla Uvita, at least until Sunday.
By Monday it disappears and we wait for more tropical
winds to kick up some swell. Wave periods are short
10-12 seconds.

SPONSORS by Area

1) Jammin Surf Camp (653-0469) in Playa Grande

costarica2@hotmail.com

Robert August Surf Shop (653-0114) in Tamarindo

surfnbat@tamarindovistavillas.com

Hotel Las Tortugas (653-0458) in Playa Grande

nela@cool.co.cr

2) Tropico Latino Lodge in Santa Teresa

troplat@sol.racsa.co.cr

Hotel Cafe de Paris (682-0087, fax 682-0089) in Nosara

info@cafedeparis.net


3) Chosita del Surf (643-1308, fax 643-3328) in Jaco

chuck@sol.racsa.co.cr

4) Fuego del Sol Hotel (in Playa Hermosa)
solsurf@sol.racsa.co.cr

5) Green Iguana Surf Camp in Playa Dominical

admin@greeniguanasurfcamp.com

Paco at Hotel Rio Lindo (787-0078) in Dominical

info@hotelriolindo.com

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

Hotel Diuwak (787-0087 fax 787-0089) in Dominical

www.diuwak.com or diuwak@sol.racsa.co.cr

AREA REPORTS

NICOYA (N)

1) From Damien at Jammin Surf Camp in Playa Grande-

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas
y condiciones:
All the week have been pretty good with two sessions
per day at least. Wave's size have been changing
everyday from waist high to head high and plus on sets
with fair conditions in the morning and the end of the
afternoon.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que
va a pasar este fin de semana (clima y olas):

I think the waves are getting smaller for the next few
days then on next week it will picking up. The weather
is nice, a weak off shore is blowing, missing some
rain over here!!!

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El
mejor lugar a surfear este fin de semana en su area:

All playa grande will be surfable from "la casita" to
the main peak with some good tube riding sessions on
mid-tide.

2) From Steve at Tropico Latino in Santa Teresa (just
north of Mal Pais)

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS & CONDITIONS:

We have had a lot of rain here over the last few days
resulting in a real mixed bag of conditions. It's been
disorganised and onshore a lot of the time cleaning up
periodiocally at odd times of the day. Yesterday even
featured an hour of offshore before it rained again.
There is a steady pulse from the SW with some sets
overhead and lining up well.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND:

Depends on weather the squally conditions continue.
Drier weather was forecast for this week but doesn't
seem to have materialised - would expect swell to
remain consistent out of the SW.

BEST PLACE TO SURF IN THIS AREA: Sta Teresa has the
best sandbars - Carmen sorting itself out with new
sand coming out of the rivers after the big rains.

JACO & HERMOSA

3) From Chuck at Chosita del Surf in Jaco -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas
y condiciones:

Buenas tardes de LA CHOSITA DEL SURF, las olas hoy son
de 3-4 pies con set un poco mas grande , la manana fue
muy tormentosa PERO MEJORO en la tarde !

Waves today were 3-4 ft with a bigger set here and
there , really choppy in the a.m. but cleaned up a bit
in the
afternoon,

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que
va a pasar este fin de semana (clima y olas):

Lluvia , lluvia y mas lluvia ! No voy a tratar a
divinir como van estar las olas pero siempre sale algo
y hay buenas mareas para Jaco esta fin de semana !

Rain , Rain y mas Rain I wont even try to guess what
the waves are going to do the rumour mill is running
crazy right now so plan on a get wet session at the
worst !

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El
mejor lugar a surfear este fin de semana en su area:

Jaco puede tener buenas olas esta fin, no hay mucho
temano pero aveses es mejor y hay buena marea
para aca !

Jaco could be real fun this weekend , rains mean
glassy surf at times and its not too big so with the
afternoon high tides and morning too we should have
some fun stuff here !

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS - Noticias y dias especiales:


Just got the next batch of Erie boards in and they are
hot , also you need to check out Carton surfboards
built right here in Jaco and even have a custom board
available in 10 days , shapes are HOT and all the
materials and labor are first quality , the showroom
is in La Chosita Del Surf so stop by and check it all
out !


Apenas recibimos la ultima tanda de tablas ERIE y son
pero tan TUANIS ! Tambien tenemos en La Chosita Del
Surf la ultima y mejor en tablas local CARTON
SURFBOARDS , Todos con lo ultimo en calidad en ambos
material y mano de obra , tablas por pedido desde 350$
en 10 en 10 dias !

4) From Tommy at Fuego del Sol in Playa Hermosa -

We have rising swell conditions out of the SW
(210-225). This southern hemi was generated by a storm
below New Zealand, and should hit it´s peak tomorrow
(with maybe some double overhead sets). Upper Hermosa
(out front of the Brisa del Mar) is looking clean even
though it hasn´t stopped raining yet. The waves are
3-5 feet (from the back) with some bigger sets. High
tide is at 6:00AM. Esterillos is looking really fun
this morning for high tide. Brad and the Coral camp
guests are all over it! Our in house pros and Lost &
Dragon's own Brad Hersch and Tobit McLean. They have
started their summer surf clinics so, call Tobit for
details and info 506 643 2078 or e-mail him at
brisadelmar@ranchocoral.com. Pick up useful
techniques, the latest equipment, boards and critique
yourself on video and improve your surfing. Enjoy the
Live Cam and our new Live "How's the Surf, Really?"
Surf and Costa Rica Live Info Chat Talk to a Real
Surfer here on the Beach (Our Office is Literally a
Stones Throw from Our Surf Break We can tell you
current Conditions and crowds by looking out the
window). Real info provided by Real People, Here, not,
there. First in info, first in the water, that's what
happens when you wake up on the beach everybody else
drives to. We are Rancho Coral, Catering to Surfer's
Needs http://ranchocoral.com.or http://fuegodelsol.com

Peace To All, Gracias, Thanks, Domo Arrigato, Shalom,
Aloha, Mahalo Nui Loa, Banzai, Peace and........PURA
VIDA!!!!


QUEPOS & MANUEL ANTONIO

see the national report above

DOMINICAL & SOUTHERN PACIFIC

5) From Jason & Karla at the Green Iguana surf camp in
Dominical:

Fun waves this morning, around head high, bigger on
the sets. New SW arrives today, and we're hoping for
an increase in the swell.

Click here for the pic -
http://www.greeniguanasurfcamp.com/conditions.html

CARIBBEAN

see the national report above