Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report
Volume 7, Issue 251
August 22, 2004

Celebrating our 7th year of local surf reporting!!!

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Top News --

New flights from Martin Air on November 1st, departing Orlando on
Monday Friday, and Saturday. And from Miami - Tuesday through
Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. Check out Tico Travel to book your
flight.

The 11th Annual Rabbit Kekai & Toes on the Nose world longboarding
championship will be held from October 14th to the 21st at Boca
Barranca, Puntarenas. Visit www.surfex.com to book your trip, with
plush accomodations at the Hotel Fiesta. For competitors -
www.toesonthenose.com

Have a question? We have answers! Send a note to info@...
before your next trip to get the info on waves, boards, and places to
stay.

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

Full Moon - August 15th

Low Tide: .35 ft at 11:37 am
High Tide: 8.64 ft at 5:48 pm

NATIONAL FORECAST

Pacific - For Sunday, surf is overhead to a foot over in the south
and rainy. Headhigh and clean up north. Monday will be stay the same,
but by late in the day the sets disappear. For Tuesday pack up and go
west, all the way to west Australia or the East Indies because they
are the lucky ones with a macker SW hitting dead on. In Costa Rica,
it's going to get small, down to waist to chest by Wednesday in most
spots. Get out the longboard Thursday through next weekend. Some
relief from the straight south will arrive in ten to twelve days, or
a tropical system may provide wave relief.

Caribbean - The rest of the weekend holds waist to chest high surf
for the beaches, a little bigger on the reefs. It gets small by
Monday afternoon, surf waist high at best. Nothing picks up through
the week, unless a wind swell kicks up from a tropical system. A few
chest high sets show up for Saturday, but dies off fast.

** 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
admin@...

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Wayra Spanish School Phone/Fax: 653-0359 in Tamarindo
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Surfer's Guide to Costa Rica
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Do you want to surf? Do you want to learn Spanish? Visit A.E.C.
Dominical - http://www.crsurf.com/flyer.html

Cabinas Casa Verde (750-0015 fax 750-0047) in Puerto Viejo
http://www.cabinascasaverde.com/

Cabinas Las Olas (658-8315 Fax: 222-8685) in Playa Avellanas
olassa@...

Hotel Cariblue (750-0057) in Cocles (Puerto Viejo)
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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:
Waves in Tamarindo right now are pretty small--not many bigger than
waist high. The week started off a lot bigger with plenty of current
coming from the south, but it's pretty much passed. Morning winds
have been great--light off shore and sometimes staying that way until
afternoon. Las olas en Tamarindo ahora son pequenas--pocas mas grande
de a la cintura. La semana empezo con olas mucho mas grandes con
bastante corriente del sur, pero ahora esto ha pasado. Los vientos en
las mananas han sido buenos--off shore liviano hasta despues del
medio dia.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este
fin de semana (clima y olas): This weekend we can start getting the
double sessions--sunrise and sunset. It doesn't look like there's any
change in wave size forecast. Este fin de semana podemos hacer las
sessiones de surf dobles--del amanecer y del atardecer. Parece que no
se pronostican un cambio en tamano de olas.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El mejor lugar a
surfear este fin de semana en su area: Hopefully Langosta will be
good--should have more size than Tamarindo. A late afternoon trip to
Avellanas would be perfect! Esperemos que Langosta sea buena--debe
estar mas grande que Tamarindo. Un viaje a Avellanas en la tarde sera
perfecto!

** From the Hotel Las Tortugas in Playa Grande -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones:
Chest to head high with morning offshores. Double sessions at Grande.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este
fin de semana (clima y olas): More of the same.

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 Tropico Latino Lodge in Santa Teresa (Mal Pais) -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS -WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND
(weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este fin de semana (clima y
olas): Tamano de las olas y condiciones: Series de 2 a 5 pies, glassy
en las mananas hasta las 8.30 despues viento se puede surfiar hasta
las 10 -11 de las mananas.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este
fin de semana (clima y olas): BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR
AREA - El mejor lugar a surfear este fin de semana en su area: playa
santa teresa t-street (entrada a lora amarilla)

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

Surf is chest high with occasional head-high set waves. Best wave
shape is mid to rising high tide. 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: Rain, Air Temp: 89F. Water Temp 87F, Direction &
Height: South Southwest 4ft. (from the back of the wave), Sea
Surface:Slight Chop, Wind: West 0-5 MPH, Sunrise: 5:29 AM, Sunset:
5:59 PM, High Tide: 5:48PM / 8.64 ft, Low Tide: 11:37 AM / 0.35ft,
Current Conditions: We have small but, fun surf. It rained really
hard last night so, you might want to avoid river mouths, PURA
VIDA!!!!

** From Chuck at Chosita del Surf Shop in Jaco -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones:
Jaco afternoons are the greatest! Clean headhigh and peaky fun ,
shorepound was even a bit heavy late with the high tide, saw a real
round barrel wrapped around my friend!! Weather okay no rain today
but plenty of water around but that's what we like! Expect more of
the same for next few days anyways . GO SURF !!!

QUEPOS & MANUEL ANTONIO

DOMINICAL & OSA

CARIBBEAN

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