Costa Rica Surf Report for May 31, 2002

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.

Lifeguard Competition/Workshop is this weekend in Playa Espadilla -
Quepos.
Support your local crew and sponsor a team to go! Call Luis Hidalgo @
458-3949.

Rabbit Kekai's TOES on the NOSE contest and Women's Longboard
Championships set
for August 6-12 in Boca Barranca!

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

Low Tide - 1.20 ft. at 12:19 PM
High Tide - 8.39 ft. at 6:33 PM

NATIONAL FORECAST

Pacific - Perfect weekend high tides and fun surf in the chest to head
high
range on the sets. Early into next weeks the tides are midmorning, but
the
swell is just not there, surf in the waist to chest high range, with
maybe a
head high sneaker. By next weekend, SW fills in with some overhead
surf, and
the waves look best for south facing beaches.

Caribbean - The right coast es muerto, dead - flat. Great for diving
with some
excellent visibility. Not expecting anything for the coming week.
Hopefully the
next report will paint a brighter picture.


SPONSORS by Area

Hotel Las Tortugas (653-0423) in Playa Grande
surfegg@cool.co.cr

Robert August Surf Shop (653-0114) in Tamarindo
rasurfshop@yahoo.com

Witches Rock Surf Camp (670-1138) in Tamarindo and Playas del Coco
witchsrock@hotmail.com

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

Fuego del Sol Hotel (643-2078) solsurf@sol.racsa.co.cr in Playa Hermosa

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

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

Third World Productions Surf Camp, Trips, & Photography
thirdworldproductionscr@yahoo.com (643-1064)

Tico Travel - Surf Trips (1-800-493-8426)
info@ticotravel.com

Roca Verde Hotel (787-0036 fax 787-0013) in Dominical
http://www.hotelrocaverde.com or info@hotelrocaverde.com

Cabinas Casa Verde (750-0015 fax 750-0047) in Puerto Viejo
http://www.cabinascasaverde.com or info@cabinascasaverde.com

(new) Century 21/ Dos Hermanos Realty (787-0138 / FAX: 787-0139) in
Dominical
http://www.dhrrealty.com or james@dhrrealty.com

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

Dominical Homes / Dominical Realty (787-0116) in Dominical
email: daveed@dominicalrealty.com


AREA REPORTS

NICOYA (N)

** From Louis at Hotel Las Tortugas in Playa Grande:

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

The swell definitely dropped today, but the conditions continue to be
messy and
onshore. This past week saw big waves, but unfortunately very messy
conditions
have prevailed all week. Not many takers at Playa Grande; ome headed
for
Avellanas and supposedly caught it good on Tues. and Wed. Happy note:
red tide
is gone!

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

It seems that we're pretty socked into this temporal type weather, but
some
have been saying it's supposed to clear on Saturday. It might be nice
to get a
break from the hard onshores that have been blowing from the south with
a
dreary consistency.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El mejor lugar a surfear
este
fin de semana en su area: Maybe try Playa Negra or Avellanas, as Grande
seems
to be stuck in a washing machine cycle.

** From Diana in Robert August Surf Shop in Tamarindo -

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

It's been a week of great big messy waves. The swell is so south that
the
rivermouth is doing nothing and the beach down to the lifeguard stand
is
overhead, dumpy and closed out. The best place in town has been the
Capitan
Suizo and everyone knows it: 30-40 people there per session. Langosta
is
breaking huge on the outside but dumpy and messy as well. Ha sido una
semana de
olas grandes y desorganizadas. El swell viene tanto de sur que la boca
del rio
no esta haciendo nada y la playa hasta la salvavidas esta sobre cabeza,
desorganizada y cerrada. El mejor lugar esta en frente del Capitan
Suizo y todo
el mundo lo sabe: 30-40 personas en cada sesion. Langosta esta
quebrando afuera
grandisima pero sin buena forma.

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

The swell looks smaller today and a bit more west, which is good for
us. This
is our window for the sunrise and sunset session when the on-shore
winds
slacken. El swell el mas pequeno hoy y tiene mas oeste, lo cual es muy
bueno
para nosotros. En estos dias tenemos la oportunidad de sesiones del
amanacer y
atardecer cuando los vientos on-shore estan calmados.

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

The spot is the Capitan Suizo on south swells. As it shifts a bit we
may get
some action at the river mouth. El lugar para los swells del sur es el
Capitan
Suizo. Cuando cambia un poco tal vez tendremos accion el la boca del
rio.

** From Joe at Witches Rock Surf Camp-

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS -

The surf has been big, really fun in the morning, but the wind has been
crap
and going onshore (I guess 5 months of straight offshore wind had to
end
sometime). The surfs been fun, it got BIG on Tuesday, double overhead,
with
that last south that slammed Ollie's, broken boards, big macking,
wedging,
dredging rights. Good fun.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) -

This weekend will see Ollie's and Witch's in the shoulder-to-possibly
head high
range, nothing too big but fun. The wind is finally starting to wise up
and
return to normal.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA -

Witch's Rock, Ollie's Point, porn sites.

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS-

WRSC has now aquired a new 15-passenger van and offers a daily shuttle
between
WRSC Tamarindo and WRSC Playas del Coco. We also have a weekly shuttle
from
Tamarindo to Mal Pais and Montezuma. ANY
BUSINESSES IN THE MAL PAIS AND MONTEZUMA AREA, IF INTERESTED IN SELLING
TICKETS

AND ARRANGING TRIPS, CALL WRSC. 670 1138


JACO & HERMOSA

** From Chuck at Chosita del Surf in Jaco -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS:

Great week to be a surfer here , big to bigger and still had a headhigh
wave at
Boca today !

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves):

Great tides and after this crazy weather ,surf , tides maybe Jaco will
be fun
for the weekend .

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA:

I guess its not the best but its still nice ,come surf with us in Jaco

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS:

Great news ,life is wonderful ! How you livin ?La Chosita es in the
limelight
board wise again with the first batch of Al Merrick's /Channel Islands
and
there are 15 more on the way , Kelly models, Machado Eagle Wings, M13,
MX, MBB
and T,s etc. Want a real board we got em , Carton , Matt Kechele, Cino
Maggalane, Glenn Pang And AL Merrick . Any ?s ! Oh by the way we have
no Sharks
here in Jaco so feel free to take advantage of OUTRAGEOUSLY low airfare
to
Costa Rica and GO SURFING ! God Bless the rest of our fellow men and
protect
those whom are protecting or trying to protect us ! Also, if the
airlines are
going to hassle you about your longboard (or shortboard even) then come
see my
rentals at , Chosita Del Surf ABSOLUTELY Best rental rack in Central
America !
Running stock of NEW boards by MATT KECHELE , ERIE, CARTON (of Costa
Rica) ,
ONE WORLD , TOWN AND COUNTRY of HAWAII (shaped by Glenn Pang and Cino)
, (new
dealership) Channel Island/Al Merrick! Also any info you need is all
yours !
Thanks, Chuck !

** From Tommy at Fuego del Sol in Playa Hermosa -

Dennis Christopher and Tobit McLean, are doing their Endless Summer
Surf
Clinics in Playa Hermosa, so, call Tobit for details and info 506 643
2078 or
e-mail him at brisadelmar@ranchocoral.com. or, Call Tommy in Esterillos
at
(506) 778 8648 Pick up useful techniques, the latest equipment, boards
and
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QUEPOS & MANUEL ANTONIO

** From David at Escuela D'Amore in Manuel Antonio -

1- Tamaño y consistencia de las olas esta semana en:
Playa Playitas: Esta semana el surfeo no ha estado nada bueno en esta
playa
debido a los altos oleajes que ha habido. El tamaño de las olas ha sido
increible, solo que las mismas han estado muy cerradas( o sea que
revientan muy
rápido) lo cual no permite que el surfeador se pueda deslizar en la
tabla.
Playa Espadilla( El Bajo): Realmente no hay mucha diferencia entre esta
playa y
playa Playitas; con esto quiero decir que si su plan es visitar esta
playa para
surfear, no estaría tomando la mejor decisión.
Enfrente de el restaurante Lobster: Este es un lugar donde solo se
encuentran
personas que están aprendiendo a surfear, sin embargo esta semana las
olas han
estado más buenas de lo normal y no solamente eso, sino que también han
estado
grandes, consistentes, con dirección tanto derecha como izquierda, pero
abiertas, lo cual permite al surfeador estar más tiempo en la tabla.

2- ¿Qué esperan el próximo fin de semana con respecto al tiempo y las
olas?.
Para el próximo fin de semana el oleaje va a estar más pequeño que lo
que ha
estado en el transcurso de esta semana. Se cree que el surfeo en playa
Playitas
va a mejorar, como también va a mejorar en otras partes de la playa
donde por
el momento no es muy bueno. Durante las mañanas va a hacer sol, pero
por las
tardes es muy posible que llueva.

3- ¿Cuál es el mejor lugar para surfear en su área el próximo fin de
semana?.
Tule( este es el sobrenombre de un muchacho que ha surfeado por mucho
tiempo y
tiene mucha experiencia) opina que el mejor lugar para surfear esta
semana es
en la playa de Quepos, especificamente al lado del muella. Sin embargo,
donde
hay más surfeadores es enfrente de el restaurante Lobster.

4- ¿Hay cosas malas en la playa?.
La marea roja aun esta afectando un poco el surfeo, pero en una forma
más leve.

Escuela D'Amore


DOMINICAL & SOUTHERN PACIFIC

** From Greg at the Adventure Education Center in Dominical-

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

Waves are chest high and fun with some strong offshores early morning
mixed
with high tide.

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

Surf will be small, in the chest high range, and best early before the
high
tide mushout. Also late afternoon seshes will be well worth it.

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

Beachbreak, dawn patrol.

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS- Noticias y dias especiales:

Check out www.adventurespanishschool.com. For $389 a week, get a room,
20 hours
of class, food, adventure tour, and waves right out back! Email
aecdominical@sol.racsa.co.cr for more info.


CARIBBEAN

see the national report above