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TIDES for 5/12/08
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High Tide: 8.23 feet at 8:26 a.m.
Low Tide: 1.30 feet at 1:35 p.m.

Full Moon - May 19th

From A.M. Costa Rica - Construction sites within the Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas are facing closure by the government's Tribunal Ambiental, but local real estate brokers say that the situation is not as clear-cut as the tribunal suggests. Read more..

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From Greencoast.com: Op-ed piece explains recent community meeting in Puerto Viejo regarding the New World Eco-Marina.

From the Tico Times: Campaign Yields 5,000 Signatures Against Marina.

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AREA REPORTS

** From Louis at Hotel Las Tortugas in Playa Grande (5/10)-

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones: Good conditions in the morning and afternoon are allowing us to ride some well overhead, powerful, surf.  If it gets much bigger we'll have to slip down the beach to Tamarindo .  It is cloudier every day as the rainy season moves towards us from the south where it has
already begun.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este fin de semana (clima y olas):  The tides are right for the morning window, so somewhere in the bay it should be surfable in case it gets too big out front.

** From photographer John Lyman, Lyman Photos in Playa Negra - (5/11)

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones: The waves have been head high to a couple feet over head on the sets. This swell we are into now is too south for Playa Negra so a lot of the waves are closing out. Partly cloudy in the mornings with rain in the afternoons as we have officially moved into the rainy season. Water temp is 84 degrees.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este fin de semana (clima y olas): This south swell will peak on Sunday with well over head sets. The beginning of the week will see a decrease in surf as this swell fades. Chest high sets for midweek and then more south swell for the end of the work week and into next weekend.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El mejor lugar a surfear este fin de semana en su area: We have high tide running through the mornings this week and that means Playa Negra early. There was only one guy out there this morning for almost an hour..

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS- Noticias y dias especiales: Naked Watusi warriors throw down their spears and pick up surfboards. Photos at www.lymanphotos.sbpix.com

** From Steve at Coconut Harrys Surf Shop in Playa Guiones (5/10) -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones: Big waves 5-7ft in  Guiones but unorganized and closing out. It could be one of those swells where you need to check it out during the day to see if conditions change.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este fin de semana (clima y olas): The swell should back down on Sunday and the rest of next week. Hopefully giving us some cleaner waves. The best bet is forst ting in the moring and the late afternoon session. The wind has been really laying down in the late afternoon giving us some fun sunset sessions.

** From Erik at SurfingNosara.com in Playa Guiones (5/11) -

Well, yesterday we had our first real rain... it felt so good sleeping last night... we are about at the end of our A/C season, and back to fans and open windows...  But, since it rained like crazy last night, you may want to hold off of the morning session.  It isn't looking real good today, and last year I got a funky cold right after the first rains.  I look at it like this... we have been dry now for almost 6 months... that is a lot of fertilizer, pesticide, monkey poop, that is all washing into our bay this morning.  Don't get me wrong, Guiones is about as clean as it gets... and I am sure you will be fine, just rinse out the ears today...

Surf is looking like the rainy season, which I love cause we have all sorts of crazy sections... like a little skate park in the head high to a bit overhead range today.  When they jack up right, there are some barrel sections, but you gotta be on your game to get'm...  Have a great day, and we will see you back in the morning...

** From Hotel Buenisimo in Santa Teresa/Mal Pais (5/10) -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones: Big southwest swell, peaking over the weekend.  Double overhead - light winds in the afternoon, some showers.  Best at mid-tide.

** From Steve at Jazzys River House in Dominical (5/12) -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones: 7am monday morning . blue sky, snappy offshore breeze, clean conditions on the incoming tide.  bigger set waves well overhead and dumping/mostly closed out.  half a dozen surfer picking off shoulders only.  lots of water moving, tough paddle out/river surprisingly clear (some hard rain lately) but full.  strong rip.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este fin de semana (clima y olas): continued light rain expected with heavy water and overhead powerful waves.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El mejor lugar a surfear este fin de semana en su area: maybe the point?

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS- Noticias y dias especiales: dominical has hired a new lifeguard to replace founder and leader Matt Haley.  Matt is taking a needed break from the beach, working in Florida .  New lifeguard, Andrew Webster is from Encinitas, CA and hopes to be here in Domninical by mid-june if not before.