Costa Rica Surf Report for June 21st, 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.

Next Surfrider meeting - July 9th - Jorge's Panaderia in Dominical - 7
p.m.
After the meeting, the surf movie "September Sessions" will be
featured.

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

High Tide - 9.11 ft. at 11:33 AM
Low Tide - .67 ft. at 5:53 PM

NATIONAL FORECAST

Pacific - For Saturday and Sunday, a nice SW swell pushes in head high
surf
with a few overhead waves mixed in with the sets. Wave period - 13
seconds. The
swell fades out Monday and by Tuesday, another midweek waist to chest
high
waves with a short 12 second period. Look for the next swell to come
from the
south, with surf head high on Sunday and next Monday a foot overhead.
It will
be nice, coinciding with an early morning high tide and will last two
or three
days.

Caribbean - The East swell is pushing in head high fun surf as I write
this,
but it won't last past Monday so get to the right coast now. Will
slowly
decrease from chest down to waist high by Thursday, with a posible
revival for
next weekend.


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

Gold Coast Realty (654-4447) in Playa Grande
demyen@racsa.co.cr


AREA REPORTS

NICOYA (N)

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

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

It's been chest to occasionally head high at Grande for the last few
days, with
some okay morning sessions with glassy to light offshore conditions.
Nothing
spectacular, but definitely surfable.

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

Let's hope there's a swell on the way. Otherwise, we'll be dealing with
both
small surf and a mid day tide, which doesn't bode well for good
conditions, as
it's been going onshore by noon everyday.

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

Try Grande if the wind cooperates, otherwise hit low to mid tide breaks
like
Avellanas Rivermouth and Negra or a morning session.

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

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

Mornings have been our little window of glassy surf before the wind
kicks up
on-shore. The waves have been small--waist to chest high at best, with
bigger
sets across the estuary on the way to Playa Grande. Langosta had some
head-high
sets early in the week, but today is considerably smaller. En las
mananas hemos
visto olas glassy y bonitas antes de que llegen los vientos on-shore.
Las olas
han estado pequenas--de la cintura al pecho a lo mejor, con sets mas
grande al
otro lado del estero en camino a Playa Grande. Langosta tambien tenia
sets de a
la cabeza al principio de la semana, pero hoy todo esta mucho mas
pequeno.

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

As the high tides shifts toward mid-day, we're left with
barely-surfable low
tides on these beautiful mornings. By the time the water level has
risen the
wind is usually on shore, but it's light enough that you can still have
some
fun. Como la marea alta se adelanta hacia el mediodia, quedamos con la
poco-surfeable marea baja en estas mananas preciosas. A la hora que el
nivel
del agua suba, los vientos estan on-shore pero suficiente livianos para
que
siempre se pueda divertir.

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

The rivermouth is breaking with this swell direction, and there's hope
for
midtide midmorning sessions where the wind may cooperate. Otherwise I
would
suggest Playa Grande or Avellanas where bigger waves will mean more
fun. La
boca del rio esta quebrando con este swell y hay esperanza para
sessiones de
media-manana a la media-marea cuando el viento tal vez se coopere. Si
no,
recomiendo Playa Grande o Avellanas donde olas mas grandes significaran
mas
diversion.

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS- Noticias y dias especiales:

Saturday night Vista Villas Hotel, home of the Robert August Surf Shop,
celebrates 7 years of operation with a barbeque, fashion show and our
favorite
band, The Leatherbacks. El Sabado en la noche Vista Villas Hotel, donde
se
encuentra el Robert August Surf Shop, celebre su 7 anos de
funcionamiento con
una barbacoa, un desfile de modas y nuestra banda favorita, Los
Leatherbacks.

** From Joe at Witches Rock Surf Camp-

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 - Tamano de las olas y condiciones:

Small surf today but really perfect , our sand bars are optimum right
now, Jaco
2-4 ft faces and glassy peaky etc.

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

Probably more of the same I guess !

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

Get a quicky in at Hermosa before the tide gets too high and charge
back to
Jaco for the full !

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS- Noticias y dias especiales:

Guys I need to warn you !!! Hermosa has once again become a high crime
area ,
up to 6 cars a day getting broke into, even local guys cars ex: Carton
had his
truck broken into and they destoyed the dash for a 200$ soundsystem
that they
probably traded for a bag of weed or a couple of rocks or maybe so they
could
live here another couple of weeks you know dude ! DONT TAKE ANYTHING TO
HERMOSA
just your board leash and LEAVE YOUR CAR OPEN ! Please if we dont give
them
anything to steal they cant steal it, they are sometimes armed and the
real
ticos are so laid back that the system doesnt allow us to solve it from
a
legal/police type manner so we just eliminate what they are stealing !
If you
see someone else setting themselves up for a hit warn them, most if not
all of
us live from tourism so lets protect and nurture what we have so it
will GROW !
Thanks Chuck ! (*This is what Louis at Playa Grande says to do as well
- don't
leave anything in your car - GG)

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

Local Climate: Overcast, Air Temp 90f, Water Temp at 85f, Wave Height
2-4
ft.(back of the wave) High Tide around Noon

Good Morning! We have a new southwest that is bringing really fun surf
in the
2-4 foot range (from the back of the wave) . 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 travel hints and current weather and wave conditions
here in
Costa Rica catering to Surfer's needs http://ranchocoral.com/. PURA
VIDA!!!!


QUEPOS & MANUEL ANTONIO

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

1- Tamaño y consistencia de las olas esta semana en:
El Bajo (enfrente del hotel Arboleda) : Este lugar ha tenido olas muy
buenas.
Las olas han estado consistentes, limpias, con dirección, casi siempre,
derecha; un poquito fuertes y el tamaño aproximado es de 5 pies en
marea alta.
Enfrente de Lobster : Aquí han habido olas pequeñas, pero con muy buena
dirección ( con dirección derecha, pero con dirección izquierda
también), la
consistencia no ha sido mala, pero tampoco ha estado del todo buena y
el tamaño
aproximado de las olas en esta playa es de 3.50 pies en marea alta.
Playa
Playitas: esta semana las olas han estado bastante buenas en esta
playa: la
condición ha sido buena, han estado limpias, tienen dirección derecha,
per en
ocasiones tienen dirección izquierda y el tamaño aproximado es de entre
6 y 7
pies en marea alta. Isla Damas: Al igual que las semanas pasadas, esta
semana
no tenemos un reporte de esta playa.

2 - ¿ Qué esperan el próximo fin de semana con respecto al tiempo y las
olas?

Cuando hablamos con los surfeadores acerca de esto; todos concordaron
en que
las condiciones, tamaños y demás, van a continuar igual que hasta el
momento,
esto con respecto a las olas. Con respecto al tiempo, va a haber sol
por la
mañana y va a llover por la tarde ( damos esta opinión, porque es lo
que ha
estado sucediendo hasta el momento).

3- ¿Cuál es el mejor lugar para surfer en su área el próximo fin de
semana?

Eso depende de lo que usted quiera. Si usted es una persona que se
interesa en
las olas pequeñas y surfear al lado de muchas personas, nosotros le
recomendamos la playa que está enfrente del restaurante Lobster. No
obstante,
si usted es una persona que más bien se interesa por olas grandes y
surfear al
lado de pocas personas, es difinitivo que nosotros le recomendamos
playa
Playitas (a este lugar también han estado asistiendo un buen número de
surfeadores esta semana).

4- ¿ A qué hora es la marea alta el próximo fin de semana?

Sábado: 12:08 A.M y 12:30 P.M Domingo: 1:06 A.M y 1:24 P.M Nota. La
marea roja
ya no está afectando a la playa Manuel Antonio; la misma, según
escuchamos, se
trasladó a la playa de Jaco.


DOMINICAL & SOUTHERN PACIFIC

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

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

Surf is chest to head high, with overhead sets and has lots of power on
the
takeoff, but a soft shoulder that mushes out. Best surf time is the
midtides.

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

SW swell maxes out Saturday afternoon, with a slight drop back to head
by
Sunday and smaller still Monday.

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

Early morning offshore session, late afternoon session or midtide at
the point.

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS- Noticias y dias especiales:

Surfrider Meeting July 9th at the Panaderia, 7 p.m., surf movie shown
after. In
September and October, Dominical has some of the best waves of the
year. Check
out www.adventurespanishschool.com to sign up for a place to stay and
get to
practice your spanish with the locals in the water. Email
aecdominical@sol.racsa.co.cr for more info.


CARIBBEAN

see the national report above