Costa Rica Surf Travel Report – Volume 20, Issue #977
Costa Rica Surf Travel Report – Volume 20, Issue #979
Costa Rica Surf Travel Report | Volume 20, Issue #978
PIC OF THE WEEK: The photo is to inspire you to go surfing! And if there is not a nice left point break close by, then come visit. PHOTO: GG
TIDES for September 16th, 2019
Low Tide: .37 feet at 10:12 a.m.
High Tide: 8.69 feet at 4:23 p.m.
New Moon - September 28th
National Forecast
| 9/16 to 9/22 | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean | 1-2 ft. | 1-2 ft. | 1 ft. | 1 ft. | 1 ft. | 1 ft. | 1 ft. |
| North Pacific | 2-4 ft. | 2-3 ft. | 2-4 ft. | 2-4 ft. | 2-3 ft. | 2-4 ft. | 3-5 ft. |
| South Pacific | 3-4 ft. | 3-5 ft. | 2-4 ft. | 2-4 ft. | 2-3 ft. | 3-4 ft. | 4-6 ft. |
Overview
Caribbean - Conditions are excellent for snorkeling and stand up paddling this week, but dismal for wave riding. It will be rare to even see a knee high wave from Wednesday through the weekend.
Pacific - The current South swell is short period, 4 ft at 8 seconds, meaning more chop and chest to head high surf. A West short period swell arrives Tuesday, 4.3 ft. at 8 seconds, which keeps it that size through Thursday, but Friday drops off. Then a third SSW short period swell shows up Sunday bringing some more head high surf. Underlying all these is a small 1.4 ft at 14 seconds South pulse.
Facebook and Video Favorites
Congrats to Malakai Martinez for winning his first WQS Jr. event in Portugal. Here is his mini clip "Easy" on Youtube.
To see some of the most exotic creatures in Costa Rica, visit the Costa Rica Wildlife Facebook group.
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EVENTS AND TRAVEL NEWS
Orlando to Liberia on American airlines for $478 roundtrip (Jan 22nd-28th)! Toronto to San Jose for only $278 (1/13 to 1/20), also on American. Contact us to set up your flights. CR Surf Travel Company is a licensed and insured travel agency.
Are you headed to Tamarindo for the holidays? Be sure to book your tours early to save your space. Find some great adventures in Guanacaste HERE.
CONTESTS and SURFING NEWS
Costa Rica Finishes 8th out of 55 countries in the ISA Surfing Games in Japan.
It's Official - Costa Rica will have a National Surfing Day on October 19th
The National SUP Race Circuit Final event: November 16th - Catalinas Islands
Backyard Surf Series in Playa Hermosa - Every Friday (Masters) and Saturday (Open) behind the Backyard Bar starting at 4 p.m.
ENVIRONMENT / COMMUNITY
The Best Sunscreens for the Beach – Reef Safe and Made in Costa Rica
Connecting to the Rainforest with a Hike to La Ceiba Waterfall
Community Carbon Trees is working to replicate their sustainable reforestation using fairly paid labor to the Amazon Rainforest, which is suffering from deliberate fires set by farmers and ranchers. Support them by sponsoring a tree.
Help the Costa Ballena Lifeguard program with a donation through their website.
Book a trip through CRsurf and we will sponsor a tree in your name through our partners at CommunityCarbonTrees.org
UPCOMING SURF RETREATS
We just got back from visiting Surf Expedition in Pavones and came back inspired to write this piece: Five Things Every Surf Camp Should Have for Beginners
Pura Vida Adventures in Santa Teresa is world famous for their luxury surf/yoga experiences. They have co-ed camps from 11/25 to 12/1 and the New Year's week is epic!
Witchs Rock Surf Camp Women's Surf Retreats have dates sets for the high season in 2020 with surf pro Andrea Diaz. Contact us for prices and to reserve your space!
--> CRSURF discounts <--
Get $5 off a surf lesson with Dominical Surf School (just mention us)
Beginner Surf Package with Seafari CR in Tamarindo: Save up to 15% on early bird prices.
5% off at Dollar Car Rental add 'crsurf' as the coupon code
10% off at WOW Surf by mentioning CRsurf at checkout
10% off at Adventure Inn add 'crsurf' as the coupon code
5-20% off at Alamo, Adobe, or Vamos Car Rental. Alamo also gives a free extra driver and with collision coverage only a $500 deductible.
AREA REPORTS
Northern Nicoya Peninsula
Louis at Hotel Las Tortugas - 9/15 - The surfing tides are in the afternoon now and usually somewhat blown out. There have been some decent sessions and a handful of hardcores are finding some smooth shoulders in the head high consistent swell. There hasn’t been much rain yet which would help to glass it off. The daybreak sessions start in the middle of the week and should be more promising.
Alejandro at Seafari Costa Rica - 9/14 - Perfect conditions for beginners and long boarders, glassy, consistent 1-2ft waves in Tamarindo, usual weather conditions for mid september, overcast sky and sporadic rains every other day; clean line up, since the tourist season is very slow at this time of year.
Nosara
Eli at SurfingNosara.com - 9/15 - Today we have a beautiful cloudy morning with small waves. Tide chart. The size is waist hight to chest high. The low tide is at 9:36AM and the High tide is at 3:47PM. Stop by Surfing Nosara office and ask for Brayan, Wentyn, or Eli, if you would like to book a private photo session or by any of our pictures. Pura Vida!
South Nicoya Peninsula
Santa Teresa
Eric at Kina Surf Shop - 9/15 - Waves are chest to head high small groundswell/windswell mix. Poor conditions, looks like increasing onshore wind with rain this afternoon. Best spot - any beachie if you want to get wet
MalpaisurfCam.com - 9/12 - This morning at 7 am waves were waist to chest high with some head high sets. Light offshore wind and mostly overcast skies. Dead low tide session, just a few in the water, clean conditions, constant sets showing, some closeouts but also some nice barreling ones on the sets.
Jaco / Playa Hermosa
Christina at Surf Inn Hermosa - 9/14 - SW swell holding in 4-6ft – Low tide in morning – FUN as tides come up – Overcast makes for a great day in the water in Playa Hermosa for Costa Rican Independence Day Weekend.
Local’s Corner: Support Vecinos de Playa Hermosa. The Turtle Tour is Back in Playa Hermosa — Based out of Bowie’s — Support Vecinos de Playa Hermosa and Book Your Tour To See The Turtles in Playa Hermosa -call 8988-3030 or 8858-5232. 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. BomberFest September 20-21 -More Details To Be Announced.
Southern Zone
Steve at Jazzys River House - 9/15 - Rowdy storms are the latest feature of the landscape here. Small surf plagued by wind and rain means good luck finding an open window of decent waves and clean conditions. 3' - 5' has been typical with frequent peaks, making for fun sessions during brief periods of favorable wind directions and clearing skies. Punta Dominical has been very inconsistent but Playa Hermosa and Dominicalito have had their moments between storms when the waves cleaned up and fun small sessions were offered by King Neptune.
Colin at Una Ola Surf Camp - 9/14 - The surf was flat with ankle high mud slappers this morning. Nothing but junk today! It’s another beautiful rainy season day here in Pavones, Costa Rica. It was stormy with light rain this morning, lasting most of the day, with the occasional break in rain. The winds were steady onshore out of the southwest most of the day, though.
The Caribbean
Solspot - 9/15 - 2-3 feet with a dominant ENE short-period swell. Primary Swell: 5.7ft. 7.7 seconds 66 degrees (ENE). Small East-Northeast short-period swell steady.
