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NATIONAL FORECAST
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Caribbean |
waist high |
waist to chest |
chest to head |
overhead |
1-2 feet overhead |
overhead |
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North Pacific |
chest to head |
chest high |
head high |
overhead |
1 foot overhead |
1 foot overhead |
1 foot overhead |
South Pacific |
head high |
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1-2 feet overhead |
2-3 feet overhead |
2-3 feet overhead |
1-2 feet overhead |
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Breakdown:
Caribbean Coast - New hope for the right coast with a short period (8-9 second) ENE swell bringing overhead surf early next week. Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning look best, with a slow fade down to chest high by Thursday.
Pacific Coast - More SSW swell appears Sunday morning with a 20-second period and waves growing from head high at best to 1-2 feet overhead by sundown. This swell has a lot of south so some Nicoya breaks may not catch it as big.
The Long Shot - More swell arrives on the 19th with more South angle, pushing up the surf to 2-3 feet overhead and this won't fade below overhead for the following four days.
* The forecast is made using over 14 years of wave model and report analysis, but can't be accurate 100% of the time. To do your own, use our links.
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TIDES for May 11th, 2012
(add ~50 min. each day) Month View
High Tide: 9.06 feet at 6:43 a.m.
Low Tide: .38 feet at 12:47 p.m.
New Moon - May 20th
~ TIDE CHARTS FOR 2012 ~
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Northern Nicoya Peninsula
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LOCATION
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AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS |
BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEK |
NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS |
Playa Grande
Louis at Hotel Las Tortugas |
5/10 - Thursday morning was head high, off-shore, and beautiful. The crowd was light. |
It should stay the same for the next few days with the morning and afternoon high tides. |
Of course anything can happen during this time of the year, so we'll see. Check out our Facebook page. |
Tamarindo
Rafa at
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5/9 - Unfortunately, the wind turned onshore early on today, wreaking havoc on any swell that managed to pump through into Tamarindo. |
As luck would have it, the wind stayed throughout the afternoon and into the evening, leaving the ocean and what could have been some fun, shreddable waves, bumpy and crummy.
For more pictures check out Rafasand.com! |
Let’s hope for clear skies and better conditions for tomorrow! Or…put that beer down and get some shut-eye for that dawn patrol. |
Playa Guiones
Graham at Nosara Shack |
5/9 - Surf conditions are good today. The crowd factor is average. Yesterday evening session was really fun, but with lots of water. Chest to head on the sets and clean til wind turned. |
Looks like we should keep size into next week and towards next weekend we should have something big coming in. |
We take pride in photography and we hope it shows. We have lots of prints and art for sale in the store by each photographer. Senior photographer Alfredo Barquero is our local TIco photographer and we’ve watched him develop into an incredible artist. he was able to purchase his own equipment this season and is now 100% non dependent on anyone else to make a living. Book a private session HERE. |
Southern Nicoya Peninsula
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BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND |
NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS |
Santa Teresa
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5/9 - This morning at 8 am waves were chest to head high. Light off shore wind and partially clear skies. |
Really fun session all morning as the tide was dropping. |
Check our daily surf report videos on YouTube. |
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BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEK |
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Jaco
Chuck at Walking on Water Surf Shop |
5/8 - Nice Job Andrea, I have heard good things about the event! Surf here is big enough but strange bump mixed in with good swell. Weather is changing for sure and I see the summer surf crew arriving daily here in Jaco, Hermosa, Esterillos area . |
Tides are getting better for the afternoon beachbreak sessions and after we get past the huge moon we should get into some greats sessions, weekend is going to be JACO JACO JACO, Count on it, size will hold up some and Jaco has some of the longest rolling waves in the area when the tides are as they will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday ! |
Surf Shop and Surf School owners , we are planning a mini SURF –EXPO here in Jaco to show you all the new products and boards we will be distributing for late 2012-2013, at the same time we will be offering prebook specials on the new stuff as well . Also will have an inventory list on hand for those last minute fill up the rental or school rack before July lessons and rentals start happening . Send us an email to help setup an appointment for PURE SURF EXPO . |
Playa Hermosa
Christina at Surf Inn Hermosa |
5/9 - 3-5ft+ SSW slow fading with fun glassy conditions early this morning outfront. Sunny skies here in Playa Hermosa. |
Occasional head high waves coming thru. |
May 12th : It is going to be a great afternoon at the Backyard Bar with The Chupucabras playing live at 6PM. Rumor has it Rob Machado and The Hurley team are in town and will be in person at Backyard's Saturday Surf Series. This is not to be missed! Also, it is the Annual Beach Run to help save the turtles here at the Playa Hermosa Refugio. For more information or to sign up for this 6K Run, visit www.costaricarace.com |
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BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEK |
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Manuel Antonio
Luis at Manuel Antonio Surf School |
8/17 - Waves not to big this week we had a pretty good swell last weekend but now kind of small. Weather is nice sunny during the day and later on the afternoon we have some rain. Typical this time of the year. |
The place you can surf this week, my best bet would be Playitas , Manuel Antonio area. |
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Pavones
Colin at Una Ola Surf Trips
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5/8 - Waist to shoulder high + waves with fair to good shape. (3-5ft) The swell dropped a bunch overnight. The sets were more consistent in the morning, but soon after they got fewer and further between. The wind was calm and glassy most of the day. |
The point was still looking really fun, but compared to yesterday, it’s quite lackluster. |
Click to see today's pics. If you are planning a trip to Costa Rica or Central America and want more surfing information, contact us or give us a call at 1-888-958-SURF. |
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SURF CAMS
AND DAILY REPORTS
Surfing Nosara Live Surf Cam
Surfline shows daily photos of Playa Hermosa and
nearby beaches
The Sandpiper Inn has camera out back of Playa Hermosa
www.sandpipercostarica.com
Papa-G-Surf does a daily video, has a "Backyard" cam, and gets photos from Casa Siempre Domingo in Pavones
www.papagsurf.com
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