By: Greg Gordon – www.crsurf.com

FORECAST

Caribbean Coast – Short period wind swells is the call this month, with the only big surf caused by tropical storms forming south of the Yucatan. There are still many days of fun stomach high glassy waves and the beaches are some of the most beautiful in Costa Rica. Try hiking through Cahuita or Manzanillo National Park.
Pacific Coast – The waves pick up starting on the 6th and by the 8th will reach 2-3 feet overhead from a SSW swell. Another swell follows close behind so it stays big through the 15th. Then the second half of the month has smaller surf in the head high to overhead range, with no big swells expected.
New moon – July 8th Full Moon – July 22nd

TRAVEL

JetBlue is now flying from Fort Lauderdale non-stop to San Jose. Prices are offered for $135 each way from September 6th to December 13th roundtrip but in July tickets are running about $363.00. Here are a few reasons to book your trip today.
1. Get Robert August to shape you a custom board while staying at Witches Rock Surf Camp – for a truly ‘Endless Summer’
2. Safari Surf has partnered with Isaac Farin Therapy to present the Mind & Body Change Retreat in Nosara Costa Rica – August 3-10, 2013! Isaac Farin is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist. He developee “Longboard Therapy” in which he incorporates the use of skating as an intervention with some of his clients.
3. Women’s Wellness Retreat at The Wave House in Playa Negra with X-Games Bronze Medalist, Chanelle Sladics, also a Yogaworks graduated teacher and avid environmental activist plus Kjersti Buaas, an Olympic Bronze Medalist in snowboarding. September 14th-21st
4. Surf training with Cody Thompson. This includes: Surf twice daily, Full time photographer and videographer, Daily photo and video analysis, Strategy for working with photographers (land and water), Strength conditioning, Yoga, and Competitive Strategy. August 3rd-10th
Also you mention CRSURF at these local businesses and get:
10% off boat trips to Witchs Rock and Ollies Point with H2O Go South
15% discount at La Dolce Vita (from 15th of April to November 30th)
10% off at Adventure Inn near the airport in San Jose
10 % off at Costa Rica Surf Institute in Tamarindo
20% discount at Cafe Playa Negra
15% discount at Pavones Riviera
Contact us to help plan your customized vacation – travel@crsurf.com or by phone 877-SURF-007. (877-787-3007)

CONTESTS

July 5th-6th is the Surf for Youth contest in Playa Marbella, to raise funds for kids in poor communities to participate in surfing as an active healthy lifestyle. July 6th is also the 1st Annual X-Games in Dominical and hosted by Tortilla Flats, with competitive events with cash prizes in surfing, skateboarding, SUP, fishing, and tree climbing. July 13th is a contest in Esterillos to benefit the local lifeguards. July 12th-13th is also a contest in Santa Teresa organized by the local surf association.
The final stop on the national surf circuit will be in Playa Hermosa on July 26-28th. Jair Perez from Jaco won the last event in Esterillos, with Emily Gussoni winning the Women’s Division.

ENVIRONMENT/COMMUNITY

CR Surf Travel Company is celebrating their 700th surf report written with a fundraiser to help the lifeguard programs in Dominical, Cocles, and Tamarindo with equipment and other needs. They are selling t-shirts with a custom design through the company Nice Shirt. $6 from each shirt sold goes directly to the lifeguard fund. Buy one here – http://nice.sh/costarica

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