Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report for January 9, 2005

Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report
Volume 8, Issue 268
January 9, 2005

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Top News -

Tourism increases in 2005 due to the tsunami affecting the beaches
in Thailand. Some expecting 2.3 million tourists by 2012. View the
whole story on the Tico Times website -
www.ticotimes.net/newsbriefs.htm

Upcoming Events on the Costa Rica Surf Circuit-
4 star Trofeo Rider - Dominical - 12 y 13 de Febrero
3 star Grand Prix - Mango Jacó - 12 y 13 de Marzo
4 star Trofeo Dakine - Nosara - 9 y 10 de Abril
6 star - Playa Hermosa - 28 y 29 de Mayo

Pick up your copy of the 2005 Sportsgirls Calendar to support the
local Casa del Suenos - www.ranchocoral.com/page3.html

Andrea Diaz - www.wavescr.com has a great camp for learning to surf
or finding professional surf guides to raise the bar on your hi-
perfrormance hack-attack. Email Andrea at info@... to get
the details.

Check www.ticoshopping.com for Costa Rican foods. And tell them
CRSURF sent you.

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 Saturday
(add 50 min. each day after)

New Moon - January 10th

Low Tide: .79 ft at 6:26 am
High Tide: 7.67 ft at 12:45 pm

NATIONAL FORECAST

Pacific - A mixto SW/NW swell pushes in overhead surf Sunday and 1-2
foot overhead Monday at the best spots on the Guanacaste coast. Only
a foot smaller down south. Dawn patrols at point breaks are the
call. It drops back to head high Tuesday, losing the SW push, and by
Wednesday is down to chest high. Thursday through Sat. look mellow,
waist to chest and a random head high + set, with no relief until
Sunday morning, when more chest high sets fill in up north.

Caribbean - The powerful East swell bringing 1-2 foot overhead peaks
will continue Monday, but slowly fade off Tuesday down to head high,
Wednesday down to waist to chest, and Thursday to knee to waist.
Then another East swell starts filling in again with a few chest
high sets Friday and more Saturday.

To do your own forecast - use our links at
http://www.crsurf.com/surflink.html

** Surf Reporters **

Land Assurance (787-0291) in Dominical
info@...

Witchs Rock Surf Camp (653-1262)
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Coconut Harrys in Nosara
www.coconutharrys.com

Hotel Magellan Inn (755-0035) in Cahuita
magellaninn@...

Diane at PuraMar Surf School (653-1355) in Tamarindo
disurfin@...

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

Roca Bruja Surf Tours (670-1020) in Playa del Coco
rocasurf@...

Tamarindo Adventures (653-0108) in Tamarindo
tamquad@...

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

Rancho Coral (778-8648) in Esterillos
wearesurfing@...

Green Iguana Surf Camp (825-1381) in Dominical
admin@...

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Cashew Hill Jungle Lodge 506-750-0256 in Puerto Viejo
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Witchs Rock Surf Camp (653-1262) in Tamarindo
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Dos Palmas Studio Apartments (430-4258) in San Jose
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Hotel Terraza del Pacifico (643-3222 fax: 643-3424) in Playa Hermosa
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Wayra Spanish School Phone/Fax: 653-0359 in Tamarindo
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Hotel Cafe de Paris (682-0087, fax 682-0089) in Nosara
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Surfer's Guide to Costa Rica
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Do you want to surf? Do you want to learn Spanish? Visit A.E.C.
Dominical - http://www.crsurf.com/flyer.html

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AREA REPORTS

NICOYA (N)

** From Diana at Pura Mar Surf Shop in Tamarindo -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones:
Yesterday at mid-tide were the first waves we've seen all week.
Tamarindo has been really flat; flat enough that birds can use Pico
Pequeno as an island for napping even at high tide. The wind has
been medium to hard off shore and there isn't a cloud anywhere! Ayer
a la media-marea vimos las primeras olas en una semana. Tamarindo ha
sido muy tranquilo--tan tranquilo que los aves duermen encima de
Pico Pequeno aun a la marea alta. El viento es off-shore bastante
fuerte y no hay ni una nube en todo el cielo.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar
este fin de semana (clima y olas): Reports say we're supposed to get
a little swell from the north and the south this weekend. No matter
how little, we'll take it! Los reportajes dicen que vamos a recibir
un poco de swell del norte y del sur este fin de semana. No importa
lo poquito que sea, sera bienvenido!

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El mejor lugar a
surfear este fin de semana en su area: Langosta in the mornings will
probably be the best this weekend. Las mananas en Langosta
probablemente seran lo mejor este fin de semana.

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

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones:
The surf we are having now is typical for this time of the year with
Playa Grande and Witches getting some surf while everywhere else is
flat. Some of the "locals" who were lucky enough to be here last
year when it seemed to never stop, are somewhat surprised by the
miniature conditions. The small swells are jumping up and down from
just barely ridable to excellent small surf. Yesterday we actually
saw some overhead sets and better form than the preceding days.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar
este fin de semana (clima y olas): Hopefully the predicted swell
will be bigger and we can spread out some and get away from the main
peak in front of the hotel where all the Tamarindo nomads are
congregating every day. The tides are in the late morning with long
(6 hour) windows and the wind should remain perfect to stiff.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El mejor lugar a
surfear este fin de semana en su area: The 20, or so, peaks in the
bay should all work if the new swell has any punch. I picked a time
and peak yesterday with hardly anybody out.

** From Coconut Harry in Playa Guiones (Nosara) -

Buenos Dias from Playa Guiones (Nosara) & Feliz Año! It's chest to
head-high set waves around the higher tides. Winds have been
consistently off-shore for most of the day. We are the authorized
BIC surfboards dealer in Guanacaste - contact me for prices and or
more information. See my website for the link to BIC for board sizes
and specs. Pura Vida! Coconut Harry - www.coconutharrys.com

JACO & HERMOSA

** From Chuck at Chosita del Surf Shop in Jaco

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones:
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Slow on waves but better here than a lot of places!
The Corner and close vicinity is the spot, waist to headhigh with
the best at lowest tide, some pretty barrels to be had but you gotta
go FAST! Winds on it by 10:30 but by then your already surfed out!
No big changes that I feel just another "bump" on the way! Get it
early and get it good and you too can be happily surfing! Prayers to
those in Southeast Asia, how blessed we are that this type of
disaster hasn't come our way! Off to the Surf Expo and check out the
new gear for the year! Oh by the way anyone noticed the strange
looking watercraft around town? We have nicknamed them "CHOPSTIX"
some kind of surfboard shape looking personal flotation devices with
NO SOUL made by poor dudes who will never get a chance to understand
what a rush it is to ride a wave to the beach , remember this isn't
mountain biking or snowboarding or even skateboarding, if you don't
surf you cant understand what shaping a surfboard is all about, many
of my friends are laminators and sanders and some of my most revered
friends are shapers! Don't be fooled, support surfing and surfboard
design buy and ride REAL SURFBOARDS! Thanks Chuck and the Crew at La
Chosita and W.O.W. surf! New # for info 643-3844 !

** From Tommy at Rancho Coral in Esterillos -

Local Climate: Night, Air Temp: 91F. Water Temp 87F, Direction &
Height: SW 2-3ft. (from the back of the wave), Sea Surface: Glass,
Wind: South 0-3 MPH, Sunrise: 5:53 AM, Sunset: 5:26 PM
Current Conditions : We have the arrival of some southwest for the
weekend, PURA VIDA!!!! Pick up your copy of the 2005 Sportsgirls
Calendar to support the local Casa del Suenos -
www.ranchocoral.com/page3.html

(for daily reports, please check the Rovercam link at the bottom of
this page or www.rovercam.com)

QUEPOS & MANUEL ANTONIO

DOMINICAL & OSA

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - The set height is now just head
high. Nice peaky sets. But everyone is waiting for tomorrow.
Finally, I think the 3 month calm may be broken. We'll know soon.
Tamaño de las olas y condiciones: La altura de las olas acabo de
llegar a la cabeza. Bien puntado (hay una palabra como esa). Todo la
gente estan esperando para mañana. Pienso que por fin acabó trés
meses con olas pequeñas. Sabemos prontos.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Ah yes, we are
expecting overhead with a little slant from the south. If they
continue to be peaky and the wind stays down, it should be
excellent. However, the high tide is mid-day (the worst for wind)
and it isn't much of a high tide at that (about 7.5 feet). If indeed
the waves are big, they'll likely fall hard. Que va a pasar este fin
de semana (clima y olas): Bueno, esperamos para olas sobre la cabeza
con un poco angulo del sur. Si las olas siguen puntado y no hay
mucho viento, entonces tenemos un fin de semana excelente. Pero, la
marea alta es en el medio día (peor para viento) y no hay mucho agua
en esta marea alta (solo 7.5 pies). Si las olas son grandes,
probable caen duras tambien.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - Dominical and
Hermosa. Even though the waves are up a bit, I think they'll not be
big enough to light up the Point. El mejor lugar a surfear este fin
de semana en su area: Dominical y Hermosa. Todavia no hay
sufficiente para Punta Dominical.

CARIBBEAN

** From Cashew Hill Lodge in Puerto Viejo -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones:
BIG - 6 FT AND ABOVE

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

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El mejor lugar a
surfear este fin de semana en su area: SALSA BRAVA, COCLES-BEACH
BREAK, PLAYA NEGRA, ESCUELITA

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS - Noticias y dias especiales: SURF CONTEST
IS HAPPENING NOW!