Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report for February 21, 2003

Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report
Volume 6, Issue 182
February 21, 2003

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.

Congratulations to Alvaro Solano and Lisbeth Vindas, winners of the
Open and Women's diveisions of the Circuito Nacional in Manuel
Antonio last weekend! Check the website www.surfingcr.com for points
leaders and signup info. Next contest at the Backyard Bar, March 15-
16th.

Also, last weekend in Peru was the contest for the Asociacion
Latinoamericana de Surf (ALAS). Gilberth Brown took third place, Nino
Medrano took fourth and Diego Naranjo fifth! Nino also took second
place in Juniors with Luis Vindas in third. Exelente amigos!

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@...
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 - 9.26 ft. at 5:54 AM
Low Tide - (-0.75) ft. at 11:56 AM

NATIONAL FORECAST

Pacific - This weekend will see more surf in the chest to head high
range, with a few overhead sets coming from the SSW. This swell came
up from Peru, and is accompanied by another down south by Tahiti,
producing more waves per set. The swells die out Monday and by
Tuesday should be small up north, from waist to chest high, and chest
to head high in the central and southern zones. This trend continues
to the weekend, when another SSW swell should arrive. One nice thing
are the tides, with high tide at dawn and dusk providing two classic
beachbreak session daily.

Caribbean - Now is not the time for diving, there is surf!! Waves
head high to two foot overhead on some of the sets. Will get more
consistent by Sunday and for the rest of the week, the size should
remain the same. Time to check those reef breaks. Best to wake up
early, when the winds are non-existent.

SPONSORS by Area

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

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

Tropico Latino Lodge (640-0062
in Santa Teresa
troplat@...

Chosita del Surf (643-1308,
fax 643-3328) in Jaco
chuck@...

Fuego del Sol Hotel (643-2078
in Playa Hermosa
solsurf@...

Escuela D'Amore (777-1143)
in Manuel Antonio
damore@...

South Coast Realty (787-0005,
fax: 787-0006) in Dominical
info@...

Adventure Education Center (787-0023)
in Dominical
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Hotel Diuwak (787-0087
fax 787-0089) in Dominical
diuwak@...

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

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

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

Roca Verde Hotel (787-0036
fax 787-0013) in Dominical
info@...

Cabinas Casa Verde (750-0015
fax 750-0047) in Puerto Viejo
info@...

Century 21 (787-0138 /
fax: 787-0139) in Dominical
bill@...

Coldwell Banker / Dominical Realty (787-0116) in Dominical
daveed@...

Hotel Cariblue (750-0057)
in Cocles (Puerto Viejo)
cariblue@...


AREA REPORTS

NICOYA (N)

** From Diane, the best surf instructor in Tamarindo -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones:
We had a one-day swell on Tuedsay of this week, but now we're back to
shore break, especially since the tides are so high. It's been
unusually cloudy for February and the winds have been going onshore
in the late morning. Tuvimos un swell de un dia el martes pero ahora
tenemos olas pequenas--especialmente como la mare esta tan alta. Hay
muchas nubes para febrero y el viento esta cambiando on shore antes
del mediodia.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este
fin de semana (clima y olas):
It should be interesting, seeing as the wind isn't behaving the way I
would have expected. Morning is definately the time to surf whether
we get more waves or not. Debe ser interesante como el viento se esta
portando my raro. Definativamente la manana es el tiempo para
surfear, suban las olas o no.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El mejor lugar a
surfear este fin de semana en su area:
Not much is going on in Tamarindo right now and the afternoons by the
estuary have more surfers than waves. It would be a great weekend to
strap the board on the car and go on a little trip! No esta pasando
casi nada en Tamarindo ahorita y en la tarde por el estero hay mas
surfeadores que olas. Sera el fin de semana perfecta para amarrar la
tabla encima del carro y hacer un viaje!

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

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones:
The shoulder high, silky, glassy, dawn patrol on Thurs. was classic.
It was very fishy. A ten pound, jumping bonito practically landed in
my lap and I surfed over the top of a 5 foot bull shark in two feet
of clear water. Not for the squeamish. The window only lasted for a
little over an hour as the tide fell, then the wind switched to
onshore in the afternoon and blew out the afternoon session. The
evening glass off was ridable, but sloppy.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este
fin de semana (clima y olas):
The high tides are moving into the morning with great wind conditions
and the windows are expanding every day. Great conditions for surfing
if the swell holds or jumps a little.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El mejor lugar a
surfear este fin de semana en su area:
The focus seems to be in front of the hotel right now.

JACO & HERMOSA

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

Local Climate: Sunny, Air Temp: 97f, Water Temp: 87f, Wave Height &
Direction: SW 3-4ft. (back of the wave) Wind: West, 0-5 mph Sunrise:
5:57AM Sunset: 5:48 PM High Tide: 07:06 PM / 9.45 ft Low Tide: 12:43
PM / -0.32 ft. It's picking up today with sets hitting the outside
reefs. We have west winds making for great offshores here. We are in
for a good Weekend! Look for tonight's session to be one of those
dreams are made of, PURA VIDA!!!! Costa Rica Extended Forecast- Sat
should see a Z-Lander heading in at 200-220 degrees for some fun six
foot surf but, not as much juice as last weekend's swell. We see this
one dying down Monday at two to three feet.

** From Chuck at Chosita del Surf in Jaco -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones:
Chuck here ,fresh out of the water after a super fun longboard
session with clean 3-4 ft faces and decent shape, seems to be abit of
something new out there too ? Olas bien bonitas hoy apenas sali del
agua despues de unas cuantas olas de 3-4 pies con buena form y parece
que hay algo nuevo tambien !

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este
fin de semana (clima y olas):
Fantastic tides for this weekend , mareas fantasticas para Jaco esta
fin de semana PROVECHASE ! Ciao PURA VIDA !

QUEPOS & MANUEL ANTONIO

see the national report above

DOMINICAL & SOUTHERN PACIFIC

** From Daveed at Dominical Realty in Dominical:

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

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este
fin de semana (clima y olas):
Tapering off but still good size swell

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El mejor lugar a
surfear este fin de semana en su area:
The point has been going off

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS:
Felicidades to Jennifer Hinds, placing 2nd in the contest in Manuel
Antonio! Que bien!

CARIBBEAN

see the national report above