Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report for September 20 , 2002

Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report
Volume 5, Issue 163
September 20th, 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.

Have a question? We have answers! Send a note to
info@crsurf.com before your next trip to get the low down
on waves, boards, and places to stay.

Surf Contest in Playa Dominical, September 28-29th, $500
first prize! Call Arenas Surf and Skate at 253-9000 for
signups and info.

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. Next meeting in
Dominical - October 8th, 7p.m., at the panaderia!


TIDES *for Friday - add 50 min. each day after

Low Tide - 1.12 ft. at 8:11 AM
High Tide - 8.32 ft. at 2:19 PM

NATIONAL FORECAST

Pacific - One SW swell drops off Sunday afternoon from 1-2
foot overhead surf down to chest to head high on Monday.
Then another swell fills in from the WSW, hitting the
Nicoya peninsula with solid overhead surf that last all
week. Best spot is Ollie's or Nicaruaga for sure. The
direction slowly changes to more from the South by Friday,
but size stays in the overhead range with a few bombers
arriving every 15 minutes. A freak NW pushes in some chest
high bumps on Thursday that will either A-frame the sets
out, or double them up. Overhead surf stays in the forecast
through next weekend.

Caribbean - The wave juice is being sucked up by tropical
storms in the Gulf and out past the Bahamas, leaving the
beautiful beaches flat and the water super-clean for other
water sports. If you want Gulf waves, go to Texas!


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)

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

Villas Rio Mar (787-0052 fax 787-0054) in Playa Dominical
www.villasriomar.com or info@villasriomar.com

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

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 Diana at Robert August Surf Shop in Tamarindo -

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

The week started out with some beautiful morning sessions
with light off-shores. By 9 or 10 the wind is going
on-shore and continuing through out the day. Wave size is
about waist to shoulder high, depending where and when go.
Right now rain and on-shore winds have created a lot of
disorganization and chop. La semana empezo con olas lindas
en las mananas con vientos suaves off-shore. El viento esta
cambiando a las 9 or las 10 y sigue on shore todo el dia.
El tamano de olas es de la cintura al hombro, depende en
cuando y donde vas. En este momento la lluvia y vientos
on-shore han hecho mucha desorganizacion en el mar.

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

We're expecting to see a considerable jump in wave size
this weekend, but due to the temporal, on-shore winds will
be a problem. The sea should be calmest in the early
morning when the tide is low. Estamos esperando un aumento
considerable en el tamano de las olas este fin de semana,
pero los vientos on-shore seran un problema por el
temporal. El mar sera mas calmado en las manans cuando la
marea esta baja.

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

Check the low tide spots: The Langosta river mouth and the
Tamarindo river mouth. Prueba los lugares de marea baja: La
boca del rio en Langosta y la de Tamarindo.


JACO & HERMOSA

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

Local Climate: On shore: Sunny , Off Shore: Sunny Air Temp:
91f, Water Temp: 85f, Wave Height & Direction: South with
Solid 6 footers and bigger rogue sets. Wind: Off Shore
0-5mph. High tide at 2:57 PM / 8.53 ft. Low Tide at 9:02 PM
/ 0.48 ft . It is great out there. Go get some!

QUEPOS & MANUEL ANTONIO

see the national report above


DOMINICAL & SOUTHERN PACIFIC

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

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

Got back yesterday from surfing Pavones. Waited since
Tuesday for a SW that arrived Thursday afternoon with some
headhigh to overhead peaks. Really fun at the point and at
La Esquina. Friday was overhead and peeling 100 yard rides.
Best thing was nobody was there, just us! Dominical had
consistent barrels all week during lower tides.

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

SW swell will die off Sunday and be replaced by another
more westerly swell arriving Monday. Backups keep the waves
pumping past next weekend in the overhead range.

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

In front of Tortilla Flats.

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS- Noticias y dias especiales:

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