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Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report
Volume 14, Issue 693
June 11th, 2013

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NATIONAL FORECAST

June 11 - 17	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Caribbean	chest high	waist to chest	waist high	knee to waist	knee to waist	knee high	knee high
North Pacific	head high	overhead	head high	chest to head	chest high	chest high	chest to head
South Pacific	overhead	1 foot overhead	overhead	head high	head high	head high	head high
*Breakdown:* Caribbean Coast - East swell keeps the surf in the chest high range through Wednesday morning, and then drops to waist high by Friday and then knee high by Sunday. Not much relief on the radar. Pacific Coast - A SSW swell arrives Wednesday pushing waves up to 1 foot overhead but not lasting more than a day. What follows is five days of small surf from the Southwest, not getting over head high at the higher tides. The Long Shot - The next big surf sesh will arrive from the straight South on the 21st and max on the 23rd with sets reaching 2-3 feet overhead. Some breaks will not get big due to the angle but other point breaks will be firing. * 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.

TIDES for June 11th, 2013
(add ~50 min. each day) Month View

Low Tide: 1.22 feet at 10:30 a.m.
High Tide: 8.66 feet at 4:43 p.m.

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Northern Nicoya Peninsula

LOCATION (click for area description)	AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS	BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEK	NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS
Playa Grande Louis at Hotel Las Tortugas	6/8 - This is a big butt swell. A few daredevils have actually paddled out and caught a few. Yesterday some tow-in guys were dropping into 15 plus monster waves on the outside reefs.	A hand full of surfers enjoyed the head high plus waves. Unfortunately the Florida-like weather never allowed the surf to completely smooth over and conditions have been bumpy. There are OK waves at the protected breaks in Tamarindo but it is a healthy hike after crossing the estuary. We'll move into morning surf in a few days as the swell drops back to normal.	At the same time the weather reports look encouraging for off-shore conditions as we begin our "little summer" of off-shore winds. Watch the weather reports for the off-shore wind.
Playa Negra Larry at Playa Negra Realty	6/7 - We are enjoying a run of some of the largest swell this area has seen in years. The long periods are bringing waves to life that are almost never seen. In fact, many spots are closed out or too difficult to access. This leaves a few spots for the brave hearted.	This big swell should begin to drop down on Saturday but will likely still be double overhead through Sunday for standout locations. The swell should last with good waves through Thursday. The absolutely best bet is to get out there early. Persistant and daily onshores have been occurring lately from mid to early morning.
Playa Guiones Nosara Matt at NosaraShack.com	6/9 - Head high and a little mixed up this Sunday morning. Yesterday’s evening session was the best of this swell offering clean conditions at a few feet overhead.	The size is definitely dropping and the conditions aren’t looking that great early morning. Matt Vaughan captured most of the swell at our local Nosara beaches.	Our staff photographer Alfredo Barquero who also works for CNS (professional circuit of surf in costa rica) is in Nicaragua for the Billabong ISA Junior Championships held at Santana (http://isawjsc.com) . Keep posted for some great free surfing photos from him.

Southern Nicoya Peninsula

LOCATION

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

Santa Teresa

6/8 - This morning at 8 am waves were head high with some overhead sets. Light off shore wind and mostly cloudy skies.

Smaller than yesterday, still giving some bombs now and then. Just a few in the lineup.

Check out our daily videos on YouTube.

Central Pacific

LOCATION

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEK

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

Jaco

Chuck at Walking on Water Surf Shop

6/14 - Fun surf the last few days with good tides and favorable winds and fun shoulder to overhead surf. We’ve had rain but we like the rain and it's so nice to not get fried by the tropic sun all day long.

Sunny am today and it's a bit cloudy now but no rain yet. Here's hoping for the glass off!

Just got some new sticks in for surf season and we as usual have real nice discount rack to move the last models out so if you need a board of quality proudly built and distributed then just come on by and see us! Tuanis Chuck and the CREW at WOW SURF ! Oh by the way Happy Surfing !

Playa Hermosa

Christina at Surf Inn Hermosa

6/14 - Fading SSW Groundswel --waist high 3-4ft with fun waves and clean conditions. Sun out strong here in Playa Hermosa makes for a great beach day

Swell set to fade the next few days with a mixed combo swell to fill in on Saturday late

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LOCATION

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEK

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

Manuel Antonio

Luis at Manuel Antonio Surf School

3/12 - Buenisimas olas este fin de semana. Hoy martes la tranquilidad regresa olas con muy buena forma de tres a cuatro pies en la Isla Damas y Playitas.

Desea Point Isla Damas las mejores olas medianas con muy buena forma poco viento en las manana y tardes

Seguimos mensionando lo bello que es este punto en la ISLA DAMAS PARA EL SURF CAMP Si quieren surfear conectese con MASS.

South Pacific

LOCATION

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEK

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

Pavones

Jamie at Pavones Riviera

6/14 - Small waves in the 2-3 foot range. Nice morning conditions with light crowds.

the point

Congrats to Pavones surfers Noe Mar, Leilani McGonagle and Leon Glatzer for their excellent reprensentation in the ISA World Junior in Nicaragua.

Caribbean

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SURF CAMS
AND DAILY REPORTS

Live Surf Cam for Nosara
from NosaraSurfCam.com

Surfing Nosara Live Surf Cam

Playa Hermosa Surf Cam by Surf Inn Hermosa

The Rovercam

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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WAVE FORECASTING LINKS

New link!
Pronóstico de Oleaje para Costa Rica presentado por UCR

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 -

Swellwatch.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

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Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report Volume 14, Issue 693 June 11th, 2013

NATIONAL FORECAST

TIDES for June 11th, 2013 (add ~50 min. each day) Month View

Northern Nicoya Peninsula

Southern Nicoya Peninsula

Central Pacific

South Pacific

Caribbean

Live Surf Cam for Nosara from NosaraSurfCam.com

Playa Hermosa Surf Cam by Surf Inn Hermosa

The Rovercam

WAVE FORECASTING LINKS

Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report
Volume 14, Issue 693
June 11th, 2013

TIDES for June 11th, 2013
(add ~50 min. each day) Month View

Live Surf Cam for Nosara
from NosaraSurfCam.com