Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report
Volume 5, Issue 172
December 6th, 2002

Brought to you each Friday evening by local surf businesses
throughout Costa Rica. See http://www.crsurf.com/links.html for
pics., forecast links, and tide charts.

2nd Surf Contest of the National Circuit, December 14-15 at El Bohio
in Jaco! Check the website www.surfingcr.com for rules and signup
info.

Send me a note if you are interested in working on a Costa Rican
chapter of the Surfrider Foundation - Protecting the World's Oceans,
Waves, and Beaches.

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

High Tide - 9.44 ft. at 4:18 PM
Low Tide - (-.85) ft. at 10:00 AM

NATIONAL FORECAST

Pacific - Sets are coming in every ten minutes, shoulder to head high
up north at WSW facing beachbreaks. Central and South Pacific coast
might be a little smaller for the weekend, but fun. Afternoon and
dawn hightides make for good dawn patrols and p.m. sessions. By
Wednesday, smaller groundswell hits from the SW with some fun chest
high surf and last until next weekend.

Caribbean - Surf is up on the right coast, waist to chest high with
some head high plus sets all weekend and into next Monday. Weather
has not been great with lots of rain, but the water is still clear.
Time to hit up some Salsa juice.


SPONSORS by Area

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

Robert August Surf Shop (653-0114) in Tamarindo
rasurfshop@...

Witches Rock Surf Camp (670-1138) in Tamarindo and Playas del Coco
witchsrock@...

Tropico Latino Lodge (640-0062) in Santa Teresa
troplat@...

Hotel Cafe de Paris (682-0087, fax 682-0089) in Nosara
info@...


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

Fuego del Sol Hotel (643-2078) solsurf@... in Playa
Hermosa

Escuela D'Amore (777-1143) in Manuel Antonio
damore@...

(new sponsor) South Coast Realty (787-0005, fax: 787-0006) in
Dominical
info@...

Adventure Education Center (787-0023) in Dominical
*tell em crsurf sent ya (aecdominical@...)

Hotel Diuwak (787-0087 fax 787-0089) in Dominical
www.diuwak.com or diuwak@...

Villas Rio Mar (787-0052 fax 787-0054) in Playa Dominical
www.villasriomar.com or info@...

Third World Productions Surf Camp, Trips, & Photography
thirdworldproductionscr@... (643-1064)

Tico Travel - Surf Trips (1-800-493-8426)
info@...

Roca Verde Hotel (787-0036 fax 787-0013) in Dominical
http://www.hotelrocaverde.com or info@...

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

(new) Century 21/ Dos Hermanos Realty (787-0138 / FAX: 787-0139) in
Dominical
http://www.dhrrealty.com or james@...

Dominical Homes / Dominical Realty (787-0116) in Dominical
email: daveed@...

Gold Coast Realty (654-4447) in Playa Grande
demyen@...


AREA REPORTS

NICOYA (N)

** From Diane at Robert August Surf Shop in Tamarindo -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones:
A north swell came in this week, breaking head high and bigger at the
rivermouth and in front of the lifeguard stand at low tide. The winds
have been viscious off-shore which usually doesn't happen until later
in the summer. Now the swell is diminishing a bit, but midtide at the
rivermouth is still head high. Un swell del norte llego esta semana
haciendo olas de a la cabeza y mas en la boca del rio y en frente de
los salvavidas a la marea baja. Los vientos son los ferroces off-
shore de puro verano. Ahora el swell se va bajando un poquito pero a
la media marea la boca del rio esta todavia a la cabeza.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este
fin de semana (clima y olas):
Expect a windy weekend! A lot of the swell in the ocean is being held
out of the bay by the wind, but as the tide shifts to sunrise, early
morning should be gorgeous. Espere un fin de semana vientoso! El
viento no esta permitiendo que mucho del swell en el mar entre la
bahia pero con las mareas altas al amanecer, las mananas estaran
lindisimas.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El mejor lugar a
surfear este fin de semana en su area:
The Tamarindo rivermouth is the best place to be but expect a crowd.
Avellanas is a good pick as well. La boca del rio en Tamarindo es el
mejor lugar pero hay mucha gente. Avellanas tambien es buena.

** From Carrie and Louis at Hotel Las Tortugas in Playa Grande -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones:
We've been having solid shoulder to head high waves the last few
days. The offshores created some all time sessions! The wind was a
bit funkier on Thursday, with some sideshores, but the waves were
still very much fun!

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este
fin de semana (clima y olas):
The swell looks like it's still in the water, so more of the same,
hopefully! And now we're moving into early morning high tides, making
for doublesessions.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El mejor lugar a
surfear este fin de semana en su area:
Everywhere around here! Playa Grande's been happening, as well as the
Tamarindo Rivermouth, and points in between!

* From Joe at Witches Rock Surf Camp -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS -
If nobody has been surfing since this last Sunday, YOU BLEW IT.
Tamarindo Rivermouth, all time conditions, perfect offshore winds
w/overhead surf for 4days straight. This is the best I've seen it in
2 years.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) -
Today, as I stare at the surf, I see the isn't dropping. Basically,
its staying head-high + day after day.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA -
Tamarindo Rivermouth, Marbella, Witch's, Negra. Just get somewhere
and get the surf.

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS-
WRSC Tamarindo Discomovil Monday Dec 9. Be there or miss out (like
you did w/ the waves this last week)


JACO & HERMOSA

** From Tommy at Fuego del Sol in Playa Hermosa -

Local Climate: Sunny, Air Temp: 91f, Water Temp: 85f, Wave Height &
Direction: SW 2-4 feet, Wind: South, 0-5 mph.It is sunny, the surf
came up 2-4ft, PURA VIDA!!!! Costa Rica Extended Forecast. 1-3 feet
for the next week or, so....


QUEPOS & MANUEL ANTONIO

see the national report above


DOMINICAL & SOUTHERN PACIFIC

** From Greg at the Adventure Education Center in Dominical-

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones:
Surf is chest to head high, offshores in the morning with some low
tide sucking barrels and lots of closeouts. Semiclean in the
afternoon. Hasn't rained in four days!

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este
fin de semana (clima y olas):
Wave size will stay the same waist to head high surf, early morning
offshores with a.m. hightides.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El mejor lugar a
surfear este fin de semana en su area:
In front of the lifeguard stand. Away from the "crowds" of 20.

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS- Noticias y dias especiales:
Contest in Jaco next weekend! Support your local surfer!


CARIBBEAN

see the national report above