Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report for October 26, 2001

Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report
Volume 4, Issue 122
October 26th , 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.

THIS WEEKEND in Esterillos!!
Torneo for the Central Pacific Surf Circuit
October 26-27 - visit www.surfdaynite.com

National Circuit (CSNC) Torneo set for November 17, 18th at
Playa Negra

Costa Rica SURFRIDER meetings- Dominical, Nov. 6th. 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 - add 50 min. each day after

High Tide - 6.9 ft at 10:29 AM
Low Tide - 2.06 ft at 4:41 PM

NATIONAL FORECAST

Pacific - Smaller until Monday morning when chest to head
high surf appears with the rising tide. The swell has a
westerly direction. Surf will kick up another one or two
feet by Wednesday morning with a 12 second period and last
until Friday afternoon before dropping off. Holloween
hightide is 2:27 p.m. (Go to California or Florida this
week, both costas have swell!)

Caribbean - The right coast has a little ground swell
kicking in waist to chest high fun surf. It will be getting
smaller until Tuesday when residuals from a storm in the
Gulf send some long period swell.


SPONSORS by Area

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

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

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

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

Ciber Cafe (750-0067) in Puerto Viejo
cibcaf@sol.racsa.co.cr

Adventure Education Center (787-0023) in Dominical
*tell em crsurf sent ya (aecdominical@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

(new sponsor) Gold Coast Realty (654-4919) in Playa
Flamingo
http://www.realestatecr.com or demyen@racsa.co.cr

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 Diana at Robert August Surf Shop in Tamarindo -

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

Summer mornings and winter afternoons have made for small
off-shore sessions early in the day if you like to
longboard. Waves are tiny: maybe waist or chest high if
you're lucky. Mananas de verano y tardes de invierno nos
han traido sessiones pequenas off-shore temprano en el dia
para los que les gusta el longboard. Las olas son
chiquitas: con suerte a la cintura o el pecho.

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

More of the same! The afternoon low tides mean that in
Tamarindo the time to surf is morning. If we get rainy
mornings this weekend, fix your board or learn to sew...
Mas de lo mismo! Las tardes de marea baja hacen que en
Tamarindo la hora para surfear es en la manana. Si nos toca
mananas lloviosas este fin de semana, arregle su tabla o
aprenda cocer...

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

My fingers are crossed for Langosta, an incoming mid-tide
break that should be prime although small) for dawn patrol.
Cruzo mis dedos para Langosta, un break de marea entrante
de media-marea que deberia de ser en su punto (aun pequeno)
al amanecer.

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS- Noticias y dias especiales:

Two Halloween parties this week! Begin at Best Western's
Monkey Bar at sunset and continue to Pasatiempo's anual
bash. Dos fiestas de Halloween en esta semana! Empiece en
el Monkey Bar de Best Western y sigua a la pachanga anual
en Pasatiempo.


2) From Steve at Tropico Latino Lodge in Santa Teresa -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS:

Lots of rain this week; however weather has been improving
since yesterday evening though surf is still untidy with
early onshores. Not much swell around either with sets a
mushy chest high.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND:

Not much swell, but hopefully cleaner conditions.

BEST PLACE TO SURF:

Playa Carmen usually works best in small conditions on the
incoming tide; pack a longboard.

JACO & HERMOSA

3)Tommy at Fuego del Sol in Playa Hermosa -

The waves are smaller today, but glassy with no wind.
Corners is probably the best bet to find a head high wave.
High tide is around 11:30AM. Hopefully soon we will be
seeing some more swell. Our in house pros are Dennis
Christopher and Tobit McLean. They 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

QUEPOS & MANUEL ANTONIO
see the national report above

DOMINICAL & SOUTHERN PACIFIC

4) From Jason and Carla at Green Iguana Surf Camp in
Dominical:

Well, Mono Gato came close, but no cigaro. A ripper from
Limon, a Salsa local, won the contest. The pic below is of
the winner, pulling the floater of the day during the
final.

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

CARIBBEAN

see the national report above