Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report
Volume 7, Issue 249
August 7, 2004

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stay.

TIDES *for Friday
(add 50 min. each day after)

Full Moon - August 15th

High Tide: 9.38 ft at 6:50 am
Low Tide: .67 ft at 1:00 pm

NATIONAL FORECAST

Pacific - This weekend sees a strong south swell dissipate slowly,
from 2-4 foot overhead Saturday back down to 1-3 Sunday, overhead
high Monday, and head high at best Tuesday morning. By the afternoon,
another South swell brings some 17 second period sets, coming in a
foot overhead. Wednesday and Thursday see the same, before leaving
chest high conditions until Sunday. On 8/15, the long waited for 2
foot overhead sets return from a third South swell that had been
brewing in Chile. Will last through the weekend, 1-3 foot overhead.
Remember that beaches which don't get south swells too well, like
Tamarindo and Manuel Antonio, will be a lot smaller.

Caribbean - There's a tropical disturbance drifting into the
Caribbwean Sea and will send some East swell by Sunday afternoon,
chest high with a few head high sets. Monday and Tuesday are a foot
bigger, with potential for more juice if the storm develops.
Wednesday the swells peaks before dying fast by Thursday afternoon.
Mucha lluvia tambien.

** Surf Reporters **

Coconut Harrys in Nosara
www.coconutharrys.com

Hotel Magellan Inn (755-0035) in Cahuita
magellaninn@...

Diane at PuraMar Surf School (653-1355) in Tamarindo
disurfin@...

Hotel Las Tortugas (653-0423) in Playa Grande
surfegg@...

Roca Bruja Surf Tours (670-1020) in Playa del Coco
rocasurf@...

Tamarindo Adventures (653-0108) in Tamarindo
tamquad@...

Chosita del Surf (643-1308, fax 643-3328) in Jaco
chucks@...

Rancho Coral (778-8648) in Esterillos
wearesurfing@...

Green Iguana Surf Camp (825-1381) in Dominical
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AREA REPORTS

NICOYA (N)

** From Diana at Pura Mar Surf Shop in Tamarindo -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones:
Right now Tamarindo is very small--waves about knee high, maybe a
little more. The wind is on-shore generally most of the day, off-
shore generally in the early mornings and late evenings. Ahora
Tamarindo tiene olas muy pequenas--de a la rodilla, tal vez un
poquito mas. El viento esta on-shore generalmente todo el dia,
normalmente off-shore en las mananas y en las tardes.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este
fin de semana (clima y olas): The pulse that we're getting is from
the south/southwest. Hopefully it will pick up a little and give us
something to ride in the mornings. El pulso que nos llega viene del
sur/suroeste. Esperemos que suba y nos da algo para surfear en las
mananas.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El mejor lugar a
surfear este fin de semana en su area: Definately Langosta in the
mornings, especially if the swell stays the same. Definativamente en
Langosta en las mananas, especialmente si el swell esta igual.

** From the Hotel Las Tortugas in Playa Grande -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones:
Chest high and glassy in the morning and afternoon. Great for the
high tide doublesessions.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este
fin de semana (clima y olas): More of the same, hopefully with an
increase in swell, however slight.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El mejor lugar a
surfear este fin de semana en su area: Main peak at Grande.

** From Carlos at Roca Bruja Surf Tours in Playa del Coco -

REPORTE DE OLAS EN WITCHS ROCK AND OLLIES POINT. WITCHS ROCK: LAS
OLAS ESTAN ENTRE 3 A 4 FT PEQUEÑO CON MUCHO POSIVILIDAD DE
LLUVIA......OLLIES POINT: LAS OLAS ESTAN MUY PEQUEÑAS ENTRE 2 A 3 FT.
REPORTE DE CARLOS BARRERA DE ROCA BRUJA SURF IN PLAYAS DEL COCO. GTE

** From Coconut Harry in Playa Guiones (Nosara) -

Hola from Playa Guiones (Nosara), Chest-head high with occasional
bigger sets. Clean mornings - some sideshore in afternoons.Best times
around the mid tides. Pura Vida, Coconut Harry, www.coconutharrys.com


JACO & HERMOSA

(for daily reports, please check the Rovercam link at the bottom of
this page)

** From Tommy at the Rancho Coral in Esterillos -

Local Climate: Partly Sunny/Overcast. Air Temp: 91F. Water Temp 87F.
Direction & Height: South Southwest 2-3ft. (from the back of the wave)
Sea Surface: Glassy, Wind: South 0-3 MPH, Sunrise: 5:29 AM Sunset:
6:01 PM, High Tide: 06:50 AM / 9.38 ft, Low Tide: 01:00 PM / 0.67
ft .Current Conditions- The surf should be picking up Saturday for
some action, PURA VIDA!!!!

QUEPOS & MANUEL ANTONIO

DOMINICAL & OSA

CARIBBEAN

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