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International Surf Day Group shot at Hacienda Pinilla

Group Shot taken by Thornton Cohen of Nomad Pics at the 2009
International Surf Day Event at Hacienda Pinilla. Click to see the rest of the gallery.

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New for 2009! CR Surf T-Shirts! Only 100 printed..

For each shirt sold, we will be giving $1 to each of the following charities:

The Surfrider Foundation - www.surfrider.org - Protecting our coasts for the last 25 years
Boarding for Breast Cancer - www.b4bc.org - helping to prevent breast cancer
The Dominical Lifeguards - www.dominicallifeguards.org - supported 100% from donations

So far we have raised $74 for each group!! Help us get to $100...

CR Surf t-shirt - made from 50 percent recycled plastic and 50 percent recycled cotton


Costa Rica Bulletins - Anuncios
Surf Contest 6/27
Playa Tortuga
Summer Spanish Programs 4 Teens
Condo rental for the ISA Surfing Games
Int. Surf Day in Tamarindo - 6/20
Playa Tortuga Surf Contest
Teen Surf and Spanish Camp
Club del Sol - ISA World Surfing Games special
International Surf Day - Surfrider Tamarindo

NATIONAL FORECAST

6/29 - 7/5

Monday
Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday
Friday
Saturday

Sunday

Caribbean
ankle to knee
flat
flat
ankle to knee
knee to waist
waist to chest

waist to chest

North Pacific
chest to head
chest high
chest to head
chest to head
chest high
chest high
head high
South Pacific
overhead

head high

head high to overhead
overhead
head high to overhead
head high
overhead


Breakdown:

Caribbean Coast - The Caribbean basin has been spawning some big tropical systems, but so far it hasn't pushed anything major towards the coast. This week starts out flat, but with another storm brewing and headed west, this one will push in some chest high short period surf with a few bigger sets by the weekend.

Pacific Coast - You get to rest a week and pull out the twin fin as the surf subsides to chest to head high from the Southwest for most of the week. By the weekend a few overhead sets pop up, but the real SSW doesn't arrive until next Tuesday.

The Long Shot - The first overhead sets arrive next Monday from the SSW and then increase a foot each day through Thursday (7/9) arriving more from the South. Then next Friday it starts dropping back down a foot daily for an overhead wave filled weekend.

* The forecast is made using over a decade of wave model and report analysis, but can't be accurate 100% of the time. To do your own, use our links.


Costa Rica Air Fare - Discount flights to San Jose and Liberia
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ISA Billabong World Surfing Games in Playa Hermosa - July 31 to August 9

Click here for lodging specials closeby!

Federacion de SUrf de Costa Rica

Upcoming event: Soulstice Pro behind Cabinas Las Olas on June 20th. Contact Cabinas Las Olas to sign up for the contest or to sponsor the event. Read more..

Upcoming event: Surf Contest in Playa Tortuga (Isla Garza) - 30 km south of Dominical. June 27th - entry 5000 colones. Flyer..

6/12: Josimar Fuentes signs with Witchs Rock Surf Camp. Will be sponsored for the 2009-10 CNS tour.

6/5: Diego narrowly misses going to the round of 16. Jason Torres continues to represent, and is now in the Quarterfinals. Live coverage..

6/4: Diego Naranjo and Jason Torres are competing in the Rusty Arica Pro in Chile this week. Both made it to the round of 32. Naranjo is in heat 7, Torres in heat 14. Watch it live here..

5/31: Juan Carlos Naranjo has signed on with RUSTY and Boston Technical College. Jairo Perez and Jason Torres have received sponsorships from Etnies. This will help these competitors travel to a few upcoming WQS events to surf against the world's best.

5/4: Carlos Muñoz is Costa Rica’s New National Surf Champion! 16-Year-Old Makes History by Winning Open, Junior Boys at the Gran Final Terraza – Reef Date Of Circuito Nacional de Surf Daystar 2008-2009 Presented by Coca-Cola Zero at Playa Hermosa This Past Weekend. Lisbeth Vindas Earns Her 7th National Women’s Title. Read more..

4/26: The final contest of the year for Circuito Nacional de Surf Costa Rica will be held behind Terraza del Pacifico in Playa Hermosa on May 1st - 3rd. This 6 star event will determine the overall champions in many categories, and also help in choosing who will represent the National Team. See the results from the Playa Carmen contest here..

 

 

 

Airfare Specials!!
MIA to SJO

American Airlines - from $235.42 RT on select dates in June and July.

LACSA - from $208 !!

FLL to SJO Spirit Airlines $9 Club - from $103 RT (This fare is only available to Spirit's $8 Fare Club Members; $20 more for non-members. From FLL: travel 8/2, 8/5, 8/7, 8/9, 8/12, 8/17, 8/27, 8/29; To FLL: travel 8/5, 8/6, 8/8, 8/13, 8/15, 8/24, 8/26, 8/28)


6/7: There will be a volunteer / sponsor meeting on Sunday, June 7th at 6PM at Cabinas Las Olas in Playa Hermosa for the Soulstice Pro.  Volunteers and Sponsors are needed to help with this event which comprises two beach cleanups and a local surf contest, from 6/18 to 6/20. Read more..

6/6: The next Tamarindo Beach Fair is this Saturday, June 6th, on the beach behind Witchs Rock Surf Camp. Besides the organic market, there will be crafts, live music, kids activities, and booths from other local businesses.

6/4: Hotel Poseidon is offering: Local’s Appreciation Month - 2x1 Dinner Entrees Nightly 5:00 pm - 7 pm. Groups 5 people and over Call for Reservations, Please… Calle Bohio 2643-1642

On May 15th, TACA changed its surfboard bag fees to $95 each way ($80 to/from Miami to SJO). To petition the high cost of surfboard charges on airlines, click here.. www-surfers-against-airline-fees.com

Costa Rica Air Fare - Discount flights to San Jose and Liberia

Upcoming Event: WavesCR is hosting two exclusive surf camps during the 2009 World Surfing Games, held in Playa Hermosa, from July 29th to August 8th. Read more..

Upcoming Event: Safari Surf School's “Surf Fit” Camp with Pete Estabrooks November 1st - 8th, 2009. Get your early bird discount!

Bus Schedules for ALL Central America

Sign the Petition to stop airlines from charging for surfoards!

NOW Fully Customizable Surf Trips to meet every budget and skill level !!

Check prices, schedules and make a shuttle reservation between popular surf spots in Costa Rica!

The Latest Scoop on Boardbag Fees

Featured Hotel Reviews for Surfers
Hotel Diuwak in Dominical

Here is a great new report on backpacker hostels, from www.amcostarica.com

Check out a cool aerial view of the Southwest and Northwest Pacific coastline at www.vrskytour.com

If you're wondering, where is that POLL?
Check here..

(We'll have a new one up shortly)

Travel Articles - (international)

- One small step for you, one clever step for your money
- Surfspots: the best places to surf in the world
- The Best Activity Holidays Around
- The Best Windsurfing Spots
- Time to hit the Water!

Pura Vida Health
Teen Surf and Spanish Camp
Organic Market Saturday - WRSC Tamarindo
Summer Spanish Programs
Post your flyer for only $5/week


 

 


Here's the NOAA Central America Wave Model for the next 5 days...


Thanks to the crew at Scripps and www.lajollasurf.org

Central America and Caribbean Wave Model

Witchs Rock Surf Camp Daily Report on Twitter

Daily Video from Coconut Harrys Surf Shop - Playa Guiones

Jaco/Hermosa Daily Report
From DevadProductions.com

7/1 - J-MAN ON FIRE DOWN HERE. JACO 7:30 A.M --WAIST CHEST -OCC HEAD HIGH PLUS.. FEATURED SURFER JEFFERSON TASCON.

David McNeil of DevadProductions.com offers you photo sessions {30 dollars per person per day on boat surf tours}. Visit remote reefs, points, and river mouths from $300 for 4 people. Tow in tours $100 per person.
Devad Productions Surf report photo
Devad Productions Surf report photo
Jaco daily surf photos

This table shows when the coasts are best to surf throughout the year on a 1 to 10 scale. (10 is the best) The chart does not factor in crowds or "El Niño", just general wind conditions, swell direction, and wave size. For more info, check on the FAQs and Research pages.
 
NW Pacific
Central Pacific
South Pacific
Caribe

January

8
5
5
9
February
9
6
5
10
March
9
6
7
9
April
8
7
8
6
May
8
6
7
4
June
7
7
7
2
July
7
7
8
2
August
7
8
8
2
September
7
8
8
4
October
7
9
9
5
November
6
6
5
7
December
7
5
5
8

 

TOP Videos

16mm Reels - A taste of Central America - Puerto Viejo barrels from 2007

Costa Rica Surf Video Evolucion from Jacosun.com

A Tale of Entanglement - Why we must never forget why littering is a big deal, and why we must teach others not to do it.

From the Osa Coalition - Video showing the destruction of Playa Preciosa on the Osa Peninsula by the Costa Rican government

LEGENDS CONTEST in Playa Hermosa - a barrel fest!

Video demonstrating the problem that communities all over Costa Rica - the loss of water quality and quantity. From CAVU, covering Uvita and the Osa Peninsula. En Espanol (with English subtitles)

Pineapple Kayak Tours - Dominical - This pictorial shows how life passes in Dominical and the tours offered by this locally run business.

Playa Carmen Surf Contest - 2007
from Macao Films

Gilbert Brown surfing the Mentawais - from Core Magazine and Tony Roberts

YouTube favorites

10/6: See the Hacienda Baru Olive Ridley Turtles hatchery. Read the article about the kids' experience.

Frank Paladino talks about the plight of the Leatherback Turtles in Playa Grande

2008 Legalize It Pro in Puerto Viejo

Marisa Miller in Costa Rica

 

 


BUY A "NO TUNA FARMING" T-SHIRT!

Upcoming Event: Recycling Day in Tamarindo on June 13th! Please join us between 9AM and noon at the parking lot in front of Aqua Discotech and remember to bring any household items that you want to donate to the Red Cross! -- It All Comes Back To You. Todo Se Devuelve. TAMARINDO RECYCLES.. See the flyer..
www.tamarindorecycles.blogspot.com

Check out the gallery of photos from the International Surfing Day event at Hacienda Pinilla on June 20th.

5/31: At the National Forum on the Sustainability of Water Resources, Neotropica presented a report on "Environmental Conflicts and Sustainable Management of Water Resources in the region of Osa". Click to see the powerpoint report. And here is the link for ECOTICOS - a sustainable project created at the University of Vermont.

5/31: The Tuna Farms are getting a green light from MINAE. Read more..

5/25: Link to 2000 Report on Cetaceans in Drake Bay and the Osa Peninsula.

5/9: United States Bans Costa Rica Shrimp to protect Sea Turtles. Read More..

Recycling locations on the southern Pacific coast, set up by the Nature Conservancy.

Latin American Surf Tour's - Seven Ways to Help the Planet (in Spanish)

Check out the new website for Surfrider's Tamarindo Chapter.

 

 
   

 

 

 

 

Top Beaches

Free Spanish Lessons

 

Surfrider Foundation Retail Member

 

 

 

 

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