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Surfing in Costa Rica
is more popular than ever. Costa Rica surfing is famous
around the world because there are a lot of great
surfing beaches very close to each other. On your
Costa Rica surfing trip, you can even switch from
the Pacific Coast to the Caribbean coast if surf conditions
dictate it. That means that you can almost always
find great surf here, no matter what the time of year
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| North
Pacific Coast |
| Potrero
Grande |
A right point break, with
very fast and hollow waves. Located 270 kms from San Jose
with no road access. You must go to playas del coco or playa
Ocotal and proceed from there by rented boat. |
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| Playa
Naranjo
(Witch's rock) |
One of the best breaks
in the country, with very strong off-shore winds from December
to march. This wilderness point is located in the national
park of Santa Rosa. You must go totally prepared for camping
since there are no facilities. A good four-wheel-drive vehicle
is a must, and make sure you remember to bring a mosquito
net. |
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| Playa
Grande |
Beach break, located about
20 minutes north of Tamarindo. Accessible by road. |
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| Playa
Tamarindo |
At Playa Tamarindo you
will find two mains points:
* Pico Pequeño a rocky point in front of the Tamarindo
hotel, and
* El Estero, an excellent river mouth break. 5) Langosta
A right and left point break that curls off the mouth
of a small river:
Located 1 km south of Tamarindo. |
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| Playa
Avellanas |
Good beach break, “guanacasteco”
featuring very hollow rights and lefts. Located 10 km south
of Tamarindo. |
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| Playa
Negra |
A right point break with
very fast waves, 350 kms from San Jose. Playa Negra is one
of the best breaks in the country. Located 5 km south of playa
Avellanas. |
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| Playa
Nosara |
Beach break, with lefts
and rights. About 350 kms from San Jose. You go from San Jose
to Nicoya and from there to Nosara. It takes approximately
5 hours to get there. |
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| Playa
Coyote |
Beach breaks. Very consistent
lefts and rights and several points. A four-wheel-drive vehicle
is recommended. There are a lot of places to stay. |
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| Playa
Manzanillo |
Beach breaks. Very
consistent lefts and rights and several points. A four-wheel-drive
vehicle is recommended. There are a lot of places to stay.
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| Playa
Mal Pais |
Beach breaks. Very
consistent lefts and rights and several points. A four-wheel-drive
vehicle is recommended. There are a lot of places to stay.
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Central
Pacific Coast |
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| Boca
Barranca |
A river mouth with a very
long left, located 100 kms of San Jose with excellent access,
paved road. Many places to stay. Dark water during rainy season
scares off many. Boca Barranca and any other nearby beach
are no contaminated. Boca Barranca offers some of the best
waves in the country. |
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| Puerto
Caldera |
This spot has very very
good left located 3 km south of Boca Barranca, Puntarenas.
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| Playa
Tivives and Valor |
Featuring a variety of
waves from beach breaks (Tivives) to a rocky point (valor).
Good quality rights and lefts. |
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| Playa
Escondida |
Excellent point break
that peaks up forming a very good left and a surfable right.
Accessible by land I you are a member of the beach club there
(fresh water shower on the beach for members and guests),
or by taxi boat to the cove to the south. You can rent a boat
from playa Jaco or playa Herradura. |
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| Playa
Jaco |
Excellent beach break.
One of its principal attraction is surfing, this because of
its location on the central pacific and it being so close
to great quantity of places, specially playa Hermosa, playa
Escondida, and Boca Barranca, Puntarenas. |
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| Roca
Loca |
Located 1.5 km south of
playa Jaco. A rocky point with rights that break over submerged
rocks. To get the point, you will have to climb a small hill.
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| Esterillos
del Este |
Beach breaks, good wave
forms, the points located very close to playa Hermosa, making
easy access and many nearby accommodations. The wave conditions
are very similar to those of playa Hermosa. |
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| Playa
Bejuco |
Beach breaks, good wave
forms, the points located very close to playa Hermosa, making
easy access and many nearby accommodations. The wave conditions
are very similar to those of playa Hermosa. |
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| Boca
Damas |
Beach breaks, good wave
forms, the points located very close to playa Hermosa, making
easy access and many nearby accommodations. The wave conditions
are very similar to those of playa Hermosa. |
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South
Pacific Coast |
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| Quepos
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This small left point
is found at the river mouth in the city of Quepos, easy access
with many restaurants and accommodations. |
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| Manuel
Antonio |
Beach break, lefts and
rights with good shape. This coastal area needs larger swell
for the surf to show. |
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| Playa
El Rey |
Rights and lefts beach
break peaks. Best access to get there is taking the road to
playa Dominical, 25 minutes from Quepos, in Roncador go right
11 kms and you will be there. |
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| Playa
Dominical |
Good, strong beach break
with lefts and rights. Beautiful landscapes and very tropical.
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| Drake's
Bay |
Accessible only by boat.
This remote break offers long, powerful waves when the swell
is running. Boca del Rio Sierpe, is another place with exciting
potential for the same kind of waves. Corcovado national park
is an adjacent kingdom of lush, tropical wilderness, approximately
1-1/2 hours by boat. |
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| Pavones |
Excellent right point
located in front of Pavones, you can get there by road from
Pavones or by car from Golfito. Perfect waves. |
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| Matapalo |
Very strong beach break.
This long stretch of break peaks working any given day, but
the preferred sand bar is located in front of a large tree
that is well-known as the Almendro. The waves conditions are
generally best when the tide is rising. |
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The
Carribean Coast |
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| Manzanillo |
A very fast beach break
located 20 km from Puerto Viejo, Limon. Here you will find
rustic lodging and typical food. Located close to an unpaved
road, and easy to get to. |
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| Puerto
Viejo |
A very thick and voluminous
wave that comes from deep water onto a shallow reef, also
called "salsa", for its juice power. This place
gets very big and tubular (legitimate big wave). Salsa is
approximately a 3-1/2 hour drive from San Jose and there is
a restaurant and accommodation close to the point. |
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| Westfalia
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A stretch of beach breaks
extending south from limon to Cahuita, offering lefts and
rights that tend to close out where the swell gets too big.
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| Playa
Bonita |
A point/reef break known
for its very thick, powerful and dangerous left. Located 5
km north of limon (downtown). |
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| Portete |
A small bay located north
of playa Bonita. With a right working off the southerly point.
Since it is close to limon, you will find easy access.
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| Portete |
A small bay located north
of playa Bonita. With a right working off the southerly point.
Since it is close to limon, you will find easy access.
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| Isla
Uvita |
An island off the coast
of Limon. Here you will find a good left. Isla Uvita is about
a 20 minutes boat ride from Limon with passage available at
certain times of the year. |
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