AREA REPORTS

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

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones: Playa Grande is tricky right now as the high tides are moving into the afternoon. After a week of great waves in the just overhead range, yesterday was, at best, poor. We will be looking for afternoon thunder storms to glass it off. Use caution with the lightning - two trees were struck and killed at the hotel last week with people surfing 200 yards away.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este fin de semana (clima y olas): Not much unless there are afternoon glass offs.

** From Colin at Witchs Rock Surf Camp in Tamarindo (7/27):

Today, is graduation day for our surf school. So, we have taken all our students to Avellanas for a surf safari in search of good waves. The surf, out in front our hotel, was waist to chest high and the ocean surface had a bit of a bump, which is making for poor conditions this morning, which should clean up this afternoon.

** From photographer John Lyman, Lyman Photos in Playa Negra - (7/27)

Playa Negra has been good the past couple days. Head high to a couple feet overhead with good shape through the morning high tides. Water temp is hovering in the mid 80s. Beautiful sunny skies in the mornings with light offshores until about noon when it switches to fairly strong onshores. It is still raining almost every afternoon. The next couple days will see a decrease in the swell. It will stay in the head high range through this weekend and then pick back up the beginning of next week as a new SW swell moves in from a storm off New Zealand.

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** From Erik at SurfingNosara.com in Playa Guiones - (7/28)

Surf this morning is in the chest high range, as it has dropped a bit more in the last day, but the form is better than yesterday. It is a bit punchy with a low tide coming up at 730AM. This place cracks me up sometimes, there are only 2 people in the water right now, and they are dropping in on each other... Come on folks...

** From Chuck at Walking on Water Surf Shop in Jaco -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones: 3-4 ft with bigger sets but a bit stormy, had a crazy storm go thru here last nite , saw a couple of tourist building an ARK ˇ Weather in general has been beautiful just a heavy shower here and there and at any time. Last week was great surf week here with nice size and shape at all the beachbreaks . Plenty of surfers around and of course we are ready as usual, Big sale on WEBBERS and its on at most of the dealers here including , Banana Surf Club-Tamarindo, Kina Surf –Sta Theresa, W.O.W. SURF –Jaco and BLOW FISH Surf Shop –Dominical . 2008s are on the way so now thru Nov. or as supply lasts you can get a great board for an even greater price ! Nice HUH ! Chuck and the CREW at W.O.W. SURF !