Costa Rica Weekly Surf Report | Volume 19, Issue #938
Costa Rica Surf Travel Report | Volume 19, Issue #940
PIC OF THE WEEK: Leilani McGonagle - Photo: Luiz Barra - WSL
TIDES for November 5th, 2018
Low Tide: .48 feet at: 6:39 a.m.
High Tide: 8.56 feet at: 12:53 p.m.
(add ~50 min. each day)
New Moon - November 7th
National Forecast
| 11/5 to 11/11 | MON | TUES | WED | THUR | FRI | SAT | SUN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean | 2-3 ft. | 1-2 ft. | 1-2 ft. | 1-2 ft. | 1-2 ft. | 1-2 ft. | 1-2 ft. |
| North Pacific | 3-4 ft. | 3-4 ft. | 4-7 ft. | 6-8 ft. | 5-6 ft. | 4-6 ft. | 5-7 ft. |
| South Pacific | 3-5 ft. | 3-4 ft. | 3-4 ft. | 6-8 ft. | 5-7 ft. | 4-6 ft. | 5-7 ft. |
Overview
Caribbean - A 5 foot ENE swell (61 degrees) with a 7.3 second period starts the week with some waist high waves but drops Tuesday and stays small for the rest of the week.
Pacific - A 3 foot Southwest swell with a 12 second period stays consistent Monday through Wednesday and then a new SSW swell arrives late Wednesday with a 1.8 ft swell at 18 seconds. That should increase the size to 3-4 feet overhead by Friday when the swell is 5 feet at 15 seconds. A similar size and period swell follows up on Sunday with more big surf to start next week.
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Wondering what to do around Dominical besides surfing? Here is our list of 12 Adventure Tours
EVENTS AND TRAVEL NEWS
G-Love is coming back to Nosara on November 24th. Check here for details.
CONTESTS and SURFING NEWS
Leilani McGonagle takes second place at the WQS event in Chile
ENVIRONMENT / COMMUNITY
The last day to vote in Bodhi Surf School's Ocean Guardian Contest is tomorrow! Winners get a week surf/yoga package for two plus a ton of great eco-friendly products. Visit here to see some great ocean guardians!
Next beach cleanup is on November 11th, at 4:30 a.m. there will be a 'Dive for Debris' meeting in Quepos. Message Operation Rich Coast to get involved.
Another cleanup takes place on November 24th at the Cabo Blanco Reserve south of Mal Pais. Check their Facebook event for more information.
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AREA REPORTS
Northern Nicoya Peninsula
LOCATION
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AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS
BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEK
NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS
11/3 - The wind has been off-shore in the morning this week with plenty of sun. The shoulder high surf had good shape in the morning and Florida style form in the afternoon after the wind switched.
The tides are moving to the afternoon this week and the conditions in the afternoon pretty dicy. The weather should be nice, however, and probably a few days with the off-shores holding into the afternoon surf tides.
Check out the new shala for yoga classes with Brookes!
Tamarindo
Seafari Costa Rica
Alejandro at Seafari Costa Rica
11/4 - Today we started another beautiful day, sunny and sky early season morning. The waves are good and fun, they size are shoulder high to head high, with the occasional big set and onshore wind.
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Nosara
Chico Lopez
at SurfingNosara.com
11/3 - Sun is shining in Tamarindo, despite the fact that waves are small 1-2, still super fun riding on long board, winds are shifting every other day, its getting crowded as the high season begins.
We are happy to confirm on November 24th - G Love is playing another special benefit concert to help the Nosara Security Association here in Nosara!
South Nicoya Peninsula
AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS
BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND
NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS
Mal Pais
11/4 - 4-5 feet with a dominant SSW med-period swell. Primary Swell: 3.5ft. 14.4 seconds 211 degrees (SSW) Secondary Swell: 2.5ft. 6.3 seconds 239 degrees (WSW)
Southwest long-period swell fading and West-Southwest wind swell holding. *biggest in the morning: 5 foot-(long-period swell)
Jaco / Playa Hermosa
AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS
BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND
NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS
11/2 - Sun out strong here in Playa Hermosa with side shore winds -small SW 3ft+ and high tide in the morning — hopefully will clean up for the afternoon session.
Building SSW on the horizon for the weekend bringing head high waves.
Every Weekend don’t miss the Master’s Surf Series – 4PM on Fridays and the Saturday Surf Series on Saturdays – 4PM in front of the Backyard Bar.
Manuel Antonio / Dominical
AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS
BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND
NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS
Manuel Antonio
Luis at
Manuel Antonio
Surf School
11/6 -We had some great open waves at about 1.5ft.
Awesome day to be in the water.
11/4 - Rising tide morning session glassy, small, fairly clean and centered mid-beach with a single consistent peak - odd for Dominical. Bright blue sky and small crowd make for good times!
Southern Zone
AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS
BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND
NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS
11/2 - 2-3’ with fair shape The surf was really clean, glassy, and super fun, this morning. The weather in Pavones, Costa Rica was partly cloudy, but still quite sunny. We can probably expect some rain later.
The incoming high tide mushed it out once it was completely full, but should get good, when it starts to drop back down again.
