
SURF CAMS
AND DAILY REPORTS



You have to check the Rovercam
Surf Inn Hermosa has a live web feed from their rooftop.
Surfline shows daily photos of Playa Hermosa and
nearby beaches
The Sandpiper Inn has camera out back of Playa Hermosa
www.sandpipercostarica.com
David McNeil posts a daily journal from Playa Hermosa with photos
www.devadproductions.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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WAVE FORECASTING LINKS
WW3 wave models for 00-120 hrs. for the North and South Pacific, and the Caribbean too. (animations, too!) Click on "weather" then "waves" on the left side and then choose the WW3 models by the NOAA.
Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center publishes wave models up to 144 hours later. Go to Oceanography and WW3 on the side menu to select other oceans and wave periods.
NOAA wave model for up to 180 hours
Wind velocity and pressure line movements for Central America and the world, along with short range wave models.
Swell Info has a host of details, including what time of day it will be choppy or glassy -
Wetsand.com has a reliable surf forecast for Costa Rica with a 6-day NW and SW swell chart.
Buoyweather.com has four virtual buoys for Costa Rica that show sea and surf heights, wind directions, and forecasts to 96 hours
Windfinder.com for wind direction and forecast for Puntarenas
StormSurf.com has links to buoys, satellite views, wave models with period length, wind maps all on one page for 24-72 hour forecasts
Weather Channel Central America Satellite
Tropical Underground Hurricane Tracking Site