Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report for November 15, 2002

Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report
Volume 5, Issue 171
November 15th, 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.

1st Surf Contest of the National Circuit, November 16-17th
in Playa Negra! Check the website www.surfingcr.com for
rules and signup info.

SURF CONTEST benefiting homeless kids at the Hotel Arenal
Pacifico in Jaco organized by Cabinas Las Olas. Contact
643-3687 for more info. The contest doesn't have any cost
of inscription, the surfer that wants to compete has to
help us to spend a day on the beach with 45 kids between
the ages of 13-18 years. We have softboards which we are
going to use to get kids in the water and teach them how to
surf.

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.

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

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

High Tide - 7.16 ft. at 11:46 AM
Low Tide - 1.81 ft. at 5:50 PM

NATIONAL FORECAST

Pacific - The nice SW swell that arrived Wednesday will be
fading out by Saturday, leaving surf up in Guanacaste chest
high and further south waist to chest high. No relief is
expected Sunday, but by Monday a NW swell will hit the
beaches of the Nicoya peninsula, pushing surf back up to
headhigh with some overhead sets. This won't be seen in the
central Pacific but a few headhigh sneaker sets show up in
the southern zone. NW'er stays on the scene through next
Thursday and further ahead another SW swell will push in
head high surf for next weekend.

Caribbean - Saturday the surf stays knee to waist high but
clean. Then on Monday a ESE arrives with surf chest to head
high with the biggest sets hitting Wednesday. Swell expires
Thursday afternoon leaving waist to chest high surf 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)

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 Diane at Robert August Surf Shop in Tamarindo -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y
condiciones:
We've had a week of small surf as predicted. Waves in
Tamarindo have ranged from waist to chest, smaller in the
beginning of the week. Each day starts with off-shore
winds, but today is the first day that they've held into
the afternoon. Looks like we've got a bit of west swell
coming in that's causing Henry's point and the central area
of the beach to break. Las olas esta semana han sido
pequenas como pronosticaron. El tamano es de la cintura al
pecho, mas pequeno al principio de la semana. Cada dia
empieza con el viento off-shore, pero hoy es el primer dia
que ha seguido hasta la tarde. Parece que tenemos algo de
un swell oeste que esta haciendo olas en Henry's point y la
parte central de la playa.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a
pasar este fin de semana (clima y olas):
A swell from the south/southwest is predicted to arrive
here on Friday, winds expected to be off shore, so it could
shape up to be a great surf weekend in Tamarindo. Un swel
del sur/suroeste es pronosticado para el viernes y el
viento lo esperamos off-shore asi que podra ser un fin de
semana perfecta para surfear en Tamarindo.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA -El mejor
lugar a surfear este fin de semana en su area:
It looks like it's could be great anywhere, especially
Langosta. Depending how much west is in the swell, the
Tamarindo rivermouth could be a good spot as well. Parece
que podra ser buena donde sea, especialmente en Langosta.
Depende en cuanto del oeste tenga el swell, la boca del rio
en Tamarindo puede ser buen lugar tambien.

** From Carrie and Louis at Hotel Las Tortugas in Playa
Grande -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y
condiciones:
Thursday saw waves at a solid head high with some sets well
overhead. It was offshore throughout the day, making for a
long mid-morning to early afternoon session. Lots of
barrels! Playa Grande at it's best!

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a
pasar este fin de semana (clima y olas):
The swell seems a bit junkier today, Friday, with plenty of
size but a bit more mixed up than yesterday. Who knows,
though, as the tide fills in it could certainly clean up
and we could have a repeat of yesterday. This weekend looks
good for Grande as we seem to be locked into an offshore
weather pattern and there's plenty if swell in the water.

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

** From Marco at Tropico Latino Lodge in Santa Teresa -

Surf area- Mal Pais y Santa Teresa. Tamano - small,1 to 1,5
meter on the front. Best spot - In front of Tropico Latino!
Playa Carmen! Puravida, Marco


JACO & HERMOSA

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

Local Climate: Slight Overcast, Air Temp: 91f, Water Temp:
85f, Wave Height & Direction: SW 2-4 feet, Wind: Very
Still, 0 mph, Good Morning! The Surf came up a bit,
overnight. It's looking real good with the incoming tide
this instant. We have 2-4 foot conditions (that's from the
back of the wave for all you Wallys) and, No Wind, PURA
VIDA!!!! Costa Rica Extended Forecast. 2-3 feet for the
next week or, so.... Pura Vida!!!


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:

Surf is chest to head high, clean in the morning - choppy
in the afternoon. Not much rain during the day, only at
night.

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

Wave size will decrease down to waist to maybe a chest high
set for Saturday and Sunday. Not much expected next week.

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. A nice peak has been formed by
the sandbars there.

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS- Noticias y dias especiales:

Good luck to Ronnie, Jose, and Jenny at the contest in
Negra! 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