Costa Rica Surfing News – Hopefully this will help all you surfers that are looking for what breaks are kicking and where you should head with your board. Surfing in Costa Rica is a way of life in Costa Rica. This report will continue to be improved as we add more sources.
Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua play host to a multitude of fantastic set-ups spanning both the Pacific and Caribbean. The Pacific coast is famed for its classic beach breaks and long points which work all year round. Fast breaking hollow but accessible waves have made the Pacific coast an extremely popular destination. Less swell arrives during the dry season but offshore winds blow nearly every day. Costa Rica is by far the most popular and crowded of these countries due mainly to its accessibility. The region was first surfed sometime in the early 1960s by visiting Americans. The Caribbean side receives surprisingly good swell in-season and reef breaks such as Coast Rica’s Salsa Brava and Panama’s Bocas Del Toro are equal to most comparisons. Water temperatures rarely vary, hovering around 27-28°C or 81 to 82°F.
FRIDAY – 03/08
FAIR
0.9-1.2m
waist to chest high
Mix of both fading and slow building SW swells; Traces of NW swell for select exposed areas
0.9-1.2m+
waist to shoulder high
New SSW swell builds all day; Traces of NW swell for select exposed areas; larger head high+ sets later in the day
0.9-1.5m
waist to head high
New SSW swell builds in further and tops out; Traces of NW swell for select exposed areas; plus sets at standouts
0.9-1.2m+
waist to shoulder high
Easing SW swell; Traces of NW swell for select exposed areas
0.9-1.2m+
waist to shoulder high
New SSW swell builds, while the old SW swell eases out; plus sets to head high at standouts in the PM; Traces of NW swell for select exposed areas
0.9-1.5m
waist to head high occ. 1.8m
New SSW swell builds in further and tops out; Traces of NW swell for select exposed areas
South Costa Rica Regional ForecastFRIDAY – 03/08
FAIR
0.9-1.2m+
waist to shoulder high
Mix of fading and building SW swell; Traces of NW swell for select exposed areas
0.9-1.2m
waist to chest high occ. 1.5m
New SSW swell builds all day; Traces of NW swell for select exposed areas
0.9-1.5m
waist to head high occ. 1.8m
New SSW swell builds in further and tops out; Traces of NW swell for select exposed areas
Caribbean Costa Rica Regional Forecast
FRIDAY – 03/08
1.5-1.8m
Head high to 0.3m overhead
Small short period wind waves from the east-northeast holding during the day. Light northeast winds with a slight chop all day.
1.2-1.5m
Shoulder to head
Small short period wind waves from the east-northeast holding during the day. Light and variable east winds with smooth seas, increasing rapidly later.
1.5-1.8m
Small short period wind waves from the east-northeast holding during the day. Light and variable north winds with smooth seas all day.
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