Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report for September 28, 2001

Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report
Volume 4, Issue 118
September 28th, 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.

2nd Contest on the National Circuit, October 20-21,
Dominical

4th Event - Terraza's Central Pacific Surf Series,
September 29-30, Hermosa

Costa Rica SURFRIDER meetings- Dominical, Oct. 2. 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 *for Friday

Low Tide - 2.36 ft at 5:56 AM
High Tide - 7.3 ft at 12:08 PM


NATIONAL FORECAST

Pacific - A nice sized SW swell will hit Saturday
morning, peak out Sunday, and diminish by Monday back
down to head high conditions. Morning low tides mixed
with offshores bring barrels. Check the point breaks
this weekend. There might be some funk thrown in by
hurricane Julliet, so watch for peaks and double up
closeouts.

Caribbean - Copied and pasted from last week ---
nothing coming in for the right coast, perfect for
crystal blue waters and scuba diving or snorkeling.
Afternoon showers daily, but no waves. Maybe a waist
to chest high wave showing Friday afternoon.


SPONSORS by Area

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

1) Hotel Las Tortugas (653-0458) in Playa Grande
surfegg@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

Adventure Education Center (787-0023) in Dominical
*tell em crsurf sent ya (aecdominical@sol.racsa.co.cr)

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

Vida Verde Property Sales and Management (787-0116) in
Dominical
email: vidaverde@dominicalhomes.com


AREA REPORTS

NICOYA (N)

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

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas
y condiciones:
The waves have been waist- to chest-high at high tide.
Bigger sets are coming through, but they require a bit
of a wait. Overall, we are having fun and fast surf at
Playa Grande.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que
va a pasar este fin de semana (clima y olas):
The surf should remain fun at Playa Grande--as long as
the winds stays favorable. The past week has had some
great mornings of surf, and with the
better-than-average rainy season weather, it looks
like it will continue into the next week.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El
mejor lugar a surfear este fin de semana en su area:
The main peak, about fifty meters south of the beach
entrance, has been consistent. The rainy season has
brought surprisingly good weather and drained the main
peak of nearly all crowds. Plenty of waves for
everyone!

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

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS:
We've had several days of clean surf in the shoulder
high range with plenty of West. It's a bit more
disorganised this morning and the swell is still
small.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND:
Looks like it's going to get considerably bigger with
swell direction switching more to the SW. if the
weather stays fine there could be some good waves.

BEST PLACE TO SURF IN YOUR AREA:
Sta Teresa will be the spot to check first in the
morning.


JACO & HERMOSA

3) From Chuck at Chosita del Surf in Jaco -

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS- Noticias y dias especiales:
Results from last weekends comp is Nino in 1st place.
and Billy 2nd ! But guess what Diego is BACK and even
though he "surfs for mango" he still could be the man
to beat ! And we have #4 of the Series planned for
next weekend and its at you guessed it Terraza and we
will have a nite comp for $, call me at 643-1308 for
mas info ! See Ya Chuck !

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

The waves in upper Hermosa were about waist to chest
high and clean this morning. The swell seemed to be
coming more out of the west, today. That would mean
Corners was fun this morning as the tide came in.
Also, Esterillos will be fun on a higher tide. High
tide is around 11:00AM this morning. Our in house pros
are Dennis Christopher and Tobit McLean. are doing
their Endless 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. To Err is Human to Forgive is
Divine!!! 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 and Carla at Green Iguana Surf Camp in
Dominical:

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS -
Waves are small at the moment, but with some nice
barrels in the mornings.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que
va a pasar este fin de semana (clima y olas):
Waves should stay small for a couple of days but there
is rumors of a pretty big swell on the way. We hope to
see an increase in the wave size.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El
mejor lugar a surfear este fin de semana en su area:
The beachbreak early in the morning is definitely the
place to surf.

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS- Noticias y dias especiales:
Tuesday October 2nd, 7 p.m., Tortilla Flats. Come to
the meeting and support the Surfrider Foundation. We
are trying to put together the Dominical Chapter.
Everybody is welcome! For more info, contact Greg at >
info@crsurf.com

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

CARIBBEAN

6) From Erika at the Cibercafe in Puerto Viejo -

En este momento no hay buenas olas. Mas como sabe cada
dia es diferente. Hoy me parese tranquillo el mar.
Buena suerte por el torneo!

CARNIVAL LIMON in October!! Music, food, parades, dancing!!