CR Surf Report for 10-30-05

Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report
Volume 8, Issue 308
October 30th, 2005 To see this report as HTML - visit:
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info@... NATIONAL FORECAST Pacific - Head high surf for the rest of the
weekend, with a few overhead sets. Picks up a foot on Monday with a long range
SSW swell with a 16 second period. Tuesday will stay a foot overhead with sets
getting closer together. Wednesday and Thursday will be smaller, down to chest
high up in the Nicoya Peninsula with a few freak WNW waves coming from a swell
that started up in the Aluetians last week. Steady head high surf with an
overhead set every half hour for Friday and all weekend. Long range forecast
shows more of the same, with no big swells on the horizon but lots of consistent
head high to overhead surf and less rain in the forecast. Caribbean - Waist to
chest high surf greets Sunday's surfers, which will disappear quickly Monday and
drop to knee high by Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday will stay small, but Friday
afternoon brings some more chest high surf which should stick around over the
weekend. To do your own forecast - use our links at
http://www.crsurf.com/surflink.html TIDES for 10/30 Low Tide: 1.39 ft at 6:58 am
High Tide: 7.62 ft at 1:09 pm (add 50 min. each day) New Moon - November 1st TOP
NEWS Caribbean Reefs are Being Damaged by Heat - reported on www.amcostarica.com
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(sent in on 10/28) ** From Louis at Hotel Las Tortugas in Playa Grande - AREA
WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones: The latter part
of the week saw light offshores, sunny skies, and small but reasonably fun surf.
Friday the wind switched onshore by mid morning but the waves were still fun at
waist to chest high. Friday night the rain came down hard, and Saturday morning
we've seen some cloud cover with the sun trying to break through, with the ocean
glassy but the waves a bit mixed up. WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and
waves) - Que va a pasar este fin de semana (clima y olas): Still a somewhat fun
little swell in the water, so could be fun, though the predicted bad weather
from the hurricane could mean onshore winds and messy conditions. BEST PLACE TO
SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El mejor lugar a surfear este fin de semana en
su area: The main peak at Grande seems to have the occasional fun wave while
north and south it's a little weaker. NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS- Noticias y dias
especiales: The turtles are here. ** From Diana at Pura Mar Surf Shop in
Tamarindo - AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones:
This week we had two days of bright blue skys and light off-shores! It was like
a miracle. The ocean finally looked relaxed after being blown into a frenzy for
a month by on-shore winds. The water is considerably cleaner after a break in
the rain. Waves are waist high and pretty fun. Esta semana tuvimos dos dias de
cielos celestes y vientos livianos off-shore! Era como un milagro. El mar por
fin parecia descansar despues de estar batido para un mes por vientos on-shore.
El agua esta mucho mas limpia despues de un descanso de lluvia. Las olas son de
a la cintura y muy divertidas. WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) -
Que va a pasar este fin de semana (clima y olas): It rained really hard this
morning just before daylight, and today is humid again. Waves are going to me
small, but conditions are much better than they've been in weeks. Expect to surf
in the mornings. Llovio muy fuerte esta manana justo antes del amanecer y hoy
otra vez es muy humido. Las olas estaran pequenas pero las condiciones son mucho
mejores de lo que han sido en muchas semanas. Surfea este fin de semana en las
mananas. BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El mejor lugar a surfear
este fin de semana en su area: There are nice waves at Pico Pequeno and at the
beach by the rivermouth. Hay buenas olas por Pico Pequeno y en la playa junto a
la boca del rio. ** From Witchs Rick Surf Camp in Tamarindo - It was a
spectacular day in Tamarindo (weather wise) today. The waves were small but the
conditions were perfect. Off shore breeze, sunny... aaaaahhh. A new swell is on
the horizon and is set to stay with us from Tomorrow through Sunday! Look for
head high waves and (hopefully) more off shore wind for the next few days, at
least. ** From John Lyman Photos at Pablo's Picasso with the Playa Negra surf
report:Photo Tamarindo again presents the photography of John Lyman Photos in
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Sunsets of Costa Rica and the 2006 edition of the ever popular The Waves of
Costa Rica. Each calendar is 8-1/2" x 11" and runs 13 months. Check them out and
place your order at http://tamarindobeach.net/photos_lyman/index.html ** From
Jesse Samara Surf School on the Nicoya Peninsula - AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND
CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones: The swell has backed down to,
baby waves but great form. Off shore winds, before the rain storms, but mostly
choppy conditions. WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a
pasar este fin de semana (clima y olas): A swell is expected to be coming in,
bringing 4 to 6 foot waves, nice form. For the weekend we have baby 2 to 3 foot
waves, soft peaks, great for beginners. Good time to practice up on your skills.
Choppy conditions with rain. BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El
mejor lugar a surfear este fin de semana en su area: The best surfing spot in
Samara is right in front of the Las Brisas Del Pacifico hotel. No crowds or
localism, with a nice clean perfect wave. LONG RIDES THIS WEEK! NEWS AND
UPCOMING EVENTS- Noticias y dias especiales: The conditions in Samara are
perfect for beginners right now, so if you've always wanted to learn surfing
come on down or over! If you love longboarding and want calm conditions it's
perfect now! Pura Vida ** From Chuck at Walking on Water Surf Shop in Jaco -
AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones: Waves are
pretty fun and its not raining ¡ WOW ¡ 3-5 ft faces out front and bigger at
Hermosa , sunshine all day with only a couple of windy hours at mid-day , how
cool is it ¡ I think we may see some more rain in the next few days but not too
bad , the Beta Thing is just a tickle anyways ! Keep safe and sane ! Chuck and
the crew at W.O.W. surf ! ** From Rancho Coral in Playa Esterillos - Local
Climate: Overcast; Air Temp: 87F. Water Temp 78F; Direction & Height: South
2-3ft.; Sea Surface: Glass; Wind: Offshore 0-5 MPH; Sunrise: 5:31 AM; Sunset:
6:12 PM; Current Conditions: We have a boost from the south southwest that is
bringing in more swell for us. We have glassy conditions lond rollers on The
Reef and a Fast low tide A Frame at the Wegde complete with a launch ramp for
Aerial Artists. Take your pick. We have the finals and Team Events wrapping up
the Surf Kayak World Championships this weekend. Thanks to Red Bull for all
their Support as we head off into The Extreme, Pura Vida! New Girls of Costa
Rica calendars for 2006 in - visit http://www.ranchocoral.com/page3.html. **
From Wendy at Cashew Hill Jungle Lodge in Puerto Viejo - The Caribbean has had
some rain at night, but days have mostly been sunny! And, the waves are back!!!
TS Beta will not affect us here, so the surf's up and the sun is shining.