Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report for February 28, 2003

Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report
Volume 6, Issue 183
February 28, 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.

The next Costa Rica National Circuit contest will be at the Backyard
Bar, March 15-16th. Check the website www.surfingcr.com for points
leaders and signup 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.

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

Low Tide - .94 ft. at 6:55 AM
High Tide - 7.58 ft. at 1:14 PM

NATIONAL FORECAST

Pacific - This weekend will be the time to go east and get some good
surf while the west coast is left with chest to head high, clean
peaks, a foot smaller up around Tamarindo. The next swell arrives
slowly from the South. Tuesday you'll see a few overhead sets come
through and by Wednesday at dawn it will be consistent overhead. Add
another foot for Thursday, and mix it with a long range WNW swell. By
next weekend, surf should stay overhead and the tides will be great
for a double sesh.

Caribbean - You will not be sorry if you come to the right coast to
surf. This weekend, waves in the head high to overhead range, and by
Monday it jacks up another 2 feet. This ENE stays until Tuesday
afternoon. Wednesday is another overhead day and Thursday the swell
reintensifies, building to 2-3 foot overhead with bigger sets at the
best spots. The size then drops a foot by next weekend.

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@...

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

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
*tell em crsurf sent ya aecdominical@...

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:
It's small here in the Tamarindo bay which is nothing new. Mornings
are clean with light off-shore winds, but the rainy-season weather
pattern contines, and the wind is going on-shore between 9 and 9:30
AM. Clear skies, but on-shore winds. Is this El Nino? High tide
brings us waves of about 3 - 4 feet, but by that time the wind has
been on it for several hours. Las olas estan pequenas aqui en la
bahia de Tamarindo lo cual no es nada nuevo. En las mananas el mar
esta glassy con vientos livianos off-shore pero todavia tenemos un
toque de la clima del invierno y el viento se cambia on-shore a las 9
de la manana. El cielo esta despejada pero con vientos on-shore. Sera
El Nino? A la marea alta, hay olas de 3 o 4 pies, pero a esa hora el
viento es problematico.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este
fin de semana (clima y olas):
It's going to be sunny and gorgeous, but the surf is going to totally
depend on the wind. In the mornings when the wind is good, the tide
will be out, so it might be a good weekend to clean the house or do
some board repair! Sera asoleado y lindo, pero el surf depende
totalmente del viento. En la manana cuando en viento esta buena, la
marea estara baja asi que tal vez sera un buen fin de semana para
limpiar la casa o reparar una tabla.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El mejor lugar a
surfear este fin de semana en su area:
Langosta is our only hope. There's not enough swell to break the
Tamarindo rivermouth at low tide, so if there are nice morning waves
nearby they will be in Langosta. Avellanas has some low tide breaks
for early mornings, too. Langosta es nuestra unica esperanza. No hay
swell suficiente para el estero en Tamarindo a la marea baja, asi que
si hay olas bonitas en la manana, estaran en Langosta. Avellanas
tambien tiene algunos lugares que se surfean a marea baja para las
mananas tambien.

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

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones:
The swell has been slowly building for the last few days, but the
wind is eddying on this side of the cape and
keeping the well overhead surf in a slight funk, or even junky, at
the best tides.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este
fin de semana (clima y olas):
If the wind straightens out, it could be epic since the swell is a
good size for powerful, clean surf.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El mejor lugar a
surfear este fin de semana en su area:
The peaks in front of the hotel are lining up nicely.

JACO & HERMOSA

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

Friday, Feb. 28, 2003 7:15AM Local Climate: Sunny, Air Temp: 97f,
Water Temp: 87f, Wave Height & Direction: SW 6ft. (back of the wave)
Wind: West, 0-5 mph Sunrise: 5:57AM Sunset: 5:48 PM High Tide: 01:14
PM / 7.58 ft Low Tide: 06:55 AM / 0.94 ft The waves are big, up with
mellow tides for all day surfing here, PURA VIDA!!!! Costa Rica
Extended Forecast. We are looking forward to be receiving surf from
the Southwest in the area six feet plus at the best spots backing
down after This Sunday.

** From Chuck at Chosita del Surf in Jaco -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones:
Okay from Jaco 2-4 ft faces kind of funky bumpy with the midday winds
but still rideable ! Unos 2 a 4 pies de cara y un poco chopi del
viento pero no tan mal !

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este
fin de semana (clima y olas):
Bueno las olas tiene mucho que ver con la marea y la marea es al
medio dia entonces usted sabe! Midday high tide aint so great for us
Jaco locals and thats what we got so make the best of it !

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El mejor lugar a
surfear este fin de semana en su area:
Maybe watch for the sunday bump from the south for a quicky at
barranca!

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:
Small chest high

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este
fin de semana (clima y olas):
Maybe more swell. Small fun lines

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

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS- Noticias y dias especiales:
We are now coldwell Banker international Costa Rica

CARIBBEAN

see the national report above