Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report
Volume 7, Issue 265
December 17, 2004

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Top News -

Upcoming Events on the Costa Rica Surf Circuit-
4 star Mohs Classic - Tamarindo - 18 y 19 Diciembre
5 star Salsa Brava Trofy - Puerto Viejo - 8 y 9 Enero
4 star Trofeo Rider - Dominical - 12 y 13 de Febrero
3 star Grand Prix - Mango Jacó - 12 y 13 de Marzo
4 star Trofeo Dakine - Nosara - 9 y 10 de Abril
6 star - Playa Hermosa - 28 y 29 de Mayo

Pick up your copy of the 2005 Sportsgirls Calendar to support the
local Casa del Suenos - www.ranchocoral.com/page3.html

Andrea Diaz - www.wavescr.com has a great camp for learning to surf
or finding professional surf guides to raise the bar on your hi-
perfrormance hack-attack. Email Andrea at info@... to get the
details.

Check www.ticoshopping.com for Costa Rican foods. And tell them
CRSURF sent you.

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 Saturday
(add 50 min. each day after)

Full Moon - December 26th

High Tide: 8.5 ft at 7:37 am
Low Tide: .46 ft at 1:38 pm

NATIONAL FORECAST

Pacific - The WNW swell will be fading out slowly, still head high +
Saturday, but the sets disappear Sunday, dropping to chest high.
Monday morning another NW swell sends some punchy overhead sets, but
it does not last more than 24 hours. It will stay chest to head high
for the rest of the week, but look for a few overhead peaks from a
long range NW pumping from Alaska.

Caribbean - Swell drops quickly Sat. , leaving knee high conditions
for the late afternoon and through Monday morning. Then with the
rising tide a NE swell pushes in some chest high sets. By Tuesday
it's head high with overhead sets, this lasting through Wednesday.
Swell fades again Thursday, only waist to chest going into next
weekend.

** Surf Reporters **

Witchs Rock Surf Camp (653-1262)
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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 Louis at Hotel Las Tortugas in Playa Grande -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones:
It's been head high and good for several days now. Today we enjoyed a
morning and an afternoon session with light offshores and excellent
small waves. The crowd has been fairly light.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este
fin de semana (clima y olas): We might get an afternoon session
tomorrow, but its morning sessions after that. The crowds are
expected to grow.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El mejor lugar a
surfear este fin de semana en su area: All the spots are working at
some tide. we are even hearing some whispers about how good Palm
Beach in the center of the bay is right now.

** From Joe at Witchs Rock Surf Camp in Tamarindo -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - As expected, the surf picked up on
Tuesday and by Wednesday the swell reached head high plus here in
town. From the camp, rivermouth rights can be currently seen REELING
50yards plus with solid offshore winds most all day every day.
Outside of town, the rivermouth at Avellanes was overhead yesterday.
For those in the know, some offshore reefs have been completely
freaking GOING OFF!!!...oh wait, you don't have a boat? No worries,
we'll get you out there if you like. As if this flat spell couldn't
have gone on any longer, the sandbars are working great and so is the
wind. Tamarindo is all smiles.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - The swell models
show that the surf will not drop, but in fact get bigger with another
NW swell on its way by Sunday/Monday timeframe. As you know, NW
swells give the Tamarindo Rivermouth its reputation...look out for
reeling rights from the rock pile in to the camp. It should be pretty
good with this wind.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - I haven't seen Witch's
Rock since last Friday, but with the NW swell direction Sailboats
should be breaking very well. Take the boat or hike in, THE ROAD IS
STILL HORRIBLE. Its bad, and with your crap rental car you will most
definitely get stuck. Locally, check the rivermouths for the best
conditions as the sand bars are working really well at the moment.

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS- Watch the San Diego Chargers dominate
Sunday against the Browns and clinch their first playoff berth since
the 94/95 season. Once you've done this, check
www.witchsrocksurfcamp.com and come see what its all about! Daily 5-
8pm Happy Hour drink specials, BBQ every weekend all weekend long.
Pura Vida from WRSC!

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

Hola from Nosara (Playa Guiones), We're getting real fun head-high
surf now with those great peaks from the NW sweeping in producing
loooong rights! Pura Vida, amigos - let's go surfing! Lessons are
$25/hour when you rent a board from Coconut Harry's Surf Shop - visit
me at www.coconutharrys.com

JACO & HERMOSA

** From Tommy at Rancho Coral in Esterillos -

Local Climate: Sunny, Air Temp: 91F. Water Temp 87F, Direction &
Height: SW+WNW 3-4ft (from the back of the wave), Sea Surface: Glass,
Wind: South 0-3 MPH, Sunrise: 5:42 AM, Sunset: 5:16 PM, High Tide:
7:37 AM / 8.50 ft, Low Tide: 01:46 PM / 0.48 ft, Current Conditions:
We have a pretty solid swell from the southwest. We should see
condititons sustain while our team is up in Tamarindo surfing in this
weekend's CNS event good luck to all competitors. PURA VIDA!!! Pick
up your copy of the 2005 Sportsgirls Calendar to support the local
Casa del Suenos - www.ranchocoral.com/page3.html

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

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones:
Oh my goodness or should I say HIS goodness ! What gifts we get and
so frequently too ! No way this wasdone by accident or by some
unplanned event ! Jaco end of my street somwhere between my wave #
50000 and # 60000 right here at the end of my street in "paradise"
and I was awestruck and filled with such a wonderful emotion that NO
DRUG, NO DRINK or any other outside influence could ever give me , it
was not perfect but so close to and not big but so beautiful that it
didn't need to be ! Only a few friends in the water and a sunset that
even by our standards couldn't be beat ! A super clean headhigh wave
comes my way and myself and Shane [a friend from somewhere] are both
there and he's been waiting and so have I but he's deeper and I am on
a super sleek Carton longboard so I defintely could have it and on my
feet earlier but I saw that look on his face and it was {PLEASE} then
backed out of a I am sure was the wave of the evening and an evening
of one wave sets and its almost dark but he looks at me with the new
face of THANKS and gets his wave of the day and I get to see the
smile as he pulls in and its sooo worth it ! Then as I turn around
and look out the back and expecting to wait a bit in comes the
greatest most perfect wave I could have asked for today and it was
solid headhigh uncontested and went all the way to the beach! What a
way to live, surfing + living clean and enjoying the fruits of our
efforts ! W.O.W. surf is Walking on Water ! Come on by and enjoy our
view [and viewpoint] Thanks Chuck and the crew at W.O.W. surf [aka La
Chosita Del Surf] REAL WORLD SURF REPORT AT 643-3844 !

For daily reports, please check the Rovercam link at www.rovercam.com

QUEPOS & MANUEL ANTONIO

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