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

Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report
Volume 6, Issue 186
March 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 the C.R. National Surf Team, headed to Ecuador for
a Panamerican contest - Jose Montoya, Gilbert Brown, Ronald Brown,
Federico Vieto, Isaac Vega, Germain Medrano, Andrea Diaz, Luis
Vindas, Roberto Sanchez, Diego Naranjo y Lisbeth Vindas, and Walter
Gatgens. Also, great job to Gilbert Brown (open), Lisbeth Vindas
(women), Germain Medrano (junior) for winning their divisions in the
last contest held at the Backyard Inn in Playa Hermosa. The last
Costa Rica National Circuit contest will be in Dominical on April
19th-20th. 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 - (-1.21) ft. at 10:49 AM
High Tide - 10.32 ft. at 5:08 PM

NATIONAL FORECAST

Pacific - Strong tides swings expected for this weekend! Surf chest
to head high up north from a consistent WNW, best up at Ollie's.
Farther south, the weekend holds a little more size - 1-2 foot
overhead until Wednesday, when it drops down to head high. Friday
should see a foot inscrease and more sets coming from some long range
SW filling in with some overhead sets. Dawn patrols are the call for
this week! Expect a powerful SW to arrive 3 days after the next new
moon in the first week of April.

Caribbean - The weekend will see surf waist high with a few chest
high sets, and remain that way until Tuesday. Then for the rest of
the week, it looks small - knee to waist - until another ESE appears
next Sunday evening.

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@...

Diana Zimmerman
Private Surf Instructor
disurfin@...

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@...

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

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

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

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

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

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


AREA REPORTS

NICOYA (N)

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

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones:
Friday morning saw waves in the chest to occasionally head high
range, with still wind. The onshores have been blowing all week,
usually by mid-morning. At least we can get in an early morning
session now and beat the wind. Waves are not great, but still fun,
and the water is very warm.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este
fin de semana (clima y olas):
Morning sessions with still wind and chest high to head high, bumpy,
but still fun surf.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El mejor lugar a
surfear este fin de semana en su area:
Grande in the morning, as well as for the evening glass off when it
cleans up a bit in front of the hotel.

JACO & HERMOSA

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

Local Climate: Sunny, Air Temp: 91f Shade, 103f Sun, Water Temp: 87f,
Wave Height & Direction: WSW 4-6ft. (back of the wave) Sea Surface:
Glassy. Wind: West, 0-5 mph Sunrise: 5:43AM Sunset: 5:50 PM HighTide:
05:08 PM / 10.32 ft Low Tide: 12:22 PM / -0.37 ft Long rides with
Good with Size and morning offshores making for good early morning
barrels. Look for a great afternoon session with offshores in the
East Bowl, PURA VIDA!!!! Costa Rica Extended Forecast- The Northwest
that crept it's way down here this week has tapered off into 2-3ft.
kiddie juice. We should see a South South West come in for Saturday
and Sunday bringing fun Surf in the 6ft. range for Weekend Warriors.
That should be followed by a Northwester that could develop into some
great surf for us beginning next week

QUEPOS & MANUEL ANTONIO

see the national report above

DOMINICAL & SOUTHERN PACIFIC

** From Daveed at Dominical Realty/Coldwell Banker in Dominical -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones:
Looks like the waves are going to pick up this weekend. Right out
front should be the best with head high to overhead waves.

CARIBBEAN

see the national report above