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Surfing
The pacific and Caribbean coastlines of Costa Rica offer hundreds of miles of stunning coastline with scores of consistent year-round breaks waitingfor the wave hungry. On Guanacaste�s Nicoya Peninsula, there os a variety of surfer-friendly lodging, tours, and services for surfers of all levels, ages, and dispositions.

According to Tara Thompson, manager at Witch�s Rock Surf Camp in Tamarindo, the clients that they see these days ranges from young families to retired grandmothers to suit-and-tie types looking to escape the grind of the corporate world. �I wanted the same thing�, she says. �To live on a pretty beach and surf good waves and I so found the right spot.�

Tamarindo is Guancaste�s surf hub and first stop for many visitors to the area. There area numerous big name breaks ones all along the peninsula and scores of lesser-know spots, particularly in the south. This is due to the less-than-perfect conditions of some stretches of coastal road, especially during the rainy season. Besides traveling in a 4-wheel-drive, another option is to hire a boat, cruise down the coast, and stop off at the breaks of you choice.

Costa Rica�s pura vida (pure life) philosophy and beach culture are perfectly matched, creating and environment for surfers that is relaxed and accommodating. They are alsoattitudes that are refreshingly escapist, invoking you to loosen up, let go, and thank your lucky starts that there are still places on the planet this beautifulto be catching the perfect wave.

Highlights
Playas del Coco:
No waves, but for surfers this is the main point of departure for boat trips into Santa Rosa National Park.

Ollie�s Point ( Potrero Grande):
Santa Rosa National Park, boat access only. O amenities. World class right point break with fast, hollow waves. Best al low ride. An advanced wave. Named after the infamous Lt Col Oliver North, who managed the illegal CIA smuggling operations to Nicaraguan rebels in the 80s.

Roca Bruja (Witch�s Rock):
Santa Rosa National Park, boat acces of good 4WD. Basic camping facilities with no potable water. World Class beach break in both directions. Fast, heavy and long. Best with incoming high tide. Suitable for experienced surfers.

Playa Grande:
Las Baulas National Park. 20 min drive north of tamarindo, or a 45 min walk up the beach after crossing the estuary. All amenities. Fast beach break in both directions. Best with incoming high tide. Also one of the world�s primary nesting grounds for the highly endangered Leatherback Turtle.

Playa Tamarindo:
Hub of North Pacific surfing set a developing tourist town. Complete range of services and amenities. Suitable for all levels but especially good for beginners. Variety of surf spots including point, beach and river mouth breaks. Best with incoming high tide. Good fun wave especially when there�s swell.

Playa Langosta:
Easily accessible, located 1 Km south of Tamarindo. Large, strong, right and left point break that curls off the river mouth at the north end of the beach. Suitable for experienced surfers. Sadly not the same class of wave it once was, owing ti the illegal development of the present day Barcelo Resort that affected the drainage into the estuary.

Playa Avellanas:
40 min in 4WD south of Tamarindo. Essentialservices and amenities avaible. User friendly breaks spread out along a gorgeous white sand stretch: beach breaks (best with rising high tide), estuary break and the formerly secret reef break, �Little Hawaii� (up to 18 feet with swell, for experienced and expert surfers, best on low to medium tide).

Playa Negra:
Located 20 mins in 4WD south of Avellanas. Essential services and amenities avaible. Very fast world-class right tubes coming off the reef break that should only be attempted bye experts.

Playa Frijoles:
Black sand beach found at the town of Marbella. Crescent shaped beach break notable because it is just at the wind line, south of which the offshore Papagayo winds do not blow.

Playa Guiones:
The beach at the town of Nosara. All services and amenities available. A beach break with lefts that produce barrels withswell. A consistent, year-round surf spot with fewer crowds.

Mal Pais:
A specific beach breaks at this town of the same name. Other spots include El Carmen. Los Suecos, Punta Barrigona, Santa Teresa, Playa Hermosa and Manzillo. Surfing is best at Santa Teresa the north end of this long beach.


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1 - Una Ola Surf Resort 1 - Una Ola Surf Resort
Una Ola Surf Resort in Playa Grande, Costa Rica is an all-inclusive surf camp with the best surf school in Costa Rica. Our surf camp is operated out of our beach front hotel, which is the perfect place to stay in Playa Grande, Costa Rica.
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Bodhi Surf School Bodhi Surf School
Surf travel company offering surfing lessons, surfing vacations, and surf and yoga retreats in Uvita. Come experience the Southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica with Bodhi Surf and awaken your inner surfer.
(Hits: 689 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 232 | Added: 2010-12-22 20:32:46)
Coconut Harry's Surf Coconut Harry's Surf
Coconut Harry's Surf Shop in Playas Nosara, Costa Rica offers surfoard rentals & surf lessons in Guiones. Surf tours, travel advice & arrangements, & much much more to help make your Costa Rica surfing experience the best!
(Hits: 1150 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 397 | Added: 2007-07-26 11:24:55)
costa azul surf school costa azul surf school
About Us We are the first generation of professional surfers, with more than 16 years of experience, we are 100% Costarican that work with humility, seriousness and responsibility in every moment. We have in the school the most qualified working instruc ...
(Hits: 1122 | Votes: 1 | Visited: 308 | Added: 2009-03-24 09:21:34)
Costa Rica Surf Camp Costa Rica Surf Camp
Amazing Surf Safari Tours and Surf Lessons in Costa Rica.
(Hits: 962 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 296 | Added: 2007-06-11 12:16:53)
Costa Rica Surf Camp - Blue Trailz
Blue Trailz Costa Rica Surf Camp is located in Playa Tamarindo. Tamarindo is one of the best places to attend a Costa Rica surf camp offering a perfect beach break for beginners, and is only minutes away from several world-class surf spots for the more adv ...
(Hits: 1014 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 324 | Added: 2009-01-22 10:38:34)
Costa Rica Surf Club Surf Shops Costa Rica Surf Club Surf Shops
Costa Rica Surf Club Surf Shops, visit us in Tamarindo at two locations, Surf School and Surf Camp Resort services among high quality Surfboard Rentals and Ding Repair. Come on a epic Surf Trip in Costa Rica with us by boat or land. Get your Firewire, JC, ...
(Hits: 1083 | Votes: 2 | Visited: 308 | Added: 2008-09-12 10:56:23)
Costa Rica Surf Report and Wave Forecast Costa Rica Surf Report and Wave Forecast
Costa Rica surf pictures and reports, with links to Costa Rica and surf sites. New photo galleries every two weeks, with surfers, waves, scenery, and friends. Soon a Costa Rica online report form.
(Hits: 1022 | Votes: 1 | Visited: 350 | Added: 2007-06-11 12:13:32)
Costa Rica Surfing Chicas Costa Rica Surfing Chicas
Learn to surf in beautiful Costa Rica - yoga instructon, hiking to waterfalls and activities for girls - get expert schooling in our surf camp in the Jaco Beach / Hermosa area.
(Hits: 960 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 251 | Added: 2009-04-21 11:38:29)
Costa Rica Surfing Guide Costa Rica Surfing Guide
Over 50 Surf break descriptions, with picture galleries and a few maps of Costa Rica for the traveling surfer. We are dedicated to helping surfers with Costa Rica surfing travel, i.e. catch as many waves as possible! We help you Spend less time on the trav ...
(Hits: 945 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 281 | Added: 2007-06-11 12:22:34)
Costa Rica's Best Kept Secret Costa Rica's Best Kept Secret
First Surf Lodge in Costa Rica, Real Ocean-Front, Moderately Priced Beach-Front Lodging in Playa Esterillos Oeste, Costa Rica. Great surfing and other activities right off the property! See your friends surf great waves from your bed! A/C, Direct TV, inter ...
(Hits: 1187 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 320 | Added: 2007-06-11 12:29:03)
Endless Summer Surf Camp Endless Summer Surf Camp
The Endless Summer Surf Camp offers surf camp programs for beginner and advanced surfers. Kids, boys, girls, and adult surfing lessons are provided at our San Clemente, California location since 1999 with additional locations in Costa Rica.
(Hits: 1024 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 311 | Added: 2007-07-26 11:32:49)
Green Iguana Surf Camp Green Iguana Surf Camp
Costa Rica Surfing at Green Iguana Surf Camp, offering complete surfing vacation packages. Costa Rica's premier surf and Spanish lessons.
(Hits: 1152 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 302 | Added: 2007-07-26 11:41:12)
Jesse's Samara Beach Surf Jesse's Samara Beach Surf
Amazing Surf Safari Tours and Surf Lessons in Costa Rica.
(Hits: 1006 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 266 | Added: 2007-07-26 12:23:57)
Loma del Mar Surf Club Loma del Mar Surf Club
Loma Del Mar began as a surf camp almost 15 years ago. Richard Garson and his family conceived an idea to provide a place for surfers which would serve as a base for surf expeditions. It was in fact the first surf camp in the Hermosa area, featuring surfin ...
(Hits: 1340 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 306 | Added: 2007-06-11 13:07:26)
Papa G Surf Papa G Surf
Papa G Surf has a daily surf forecast covering the Pacific and Carribean zones in Costa Rica. We publish live, daily Surf Report photoss for Hermosa Beach, Playa Nosara (Guiones) and Pavonnes. Richard Garson (Papa G) posts real estate deals found only here ...
(Hits: 2030 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 372 | Added: 2007-07-26 12:35:41)
Roca Bruja Surf Operations Roca Bruja Surf Operations
Costa Rica, if you hadn�t noticed, is a major surf destination. There are countless breaks for surfers of all levels, but arguably two of the most famous can be found within the borders of Santa Rosa National Park in Guanacaste.
(Hits: 1155 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 286 | Added: 2007-06-11 12:45:13)
Santa Teresa Surf Camp Santa Teresa Surf Camp
Surf Report of Santa Teresa and Mal Pais in Costa Rica.
(Hits: 1092 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 303 | Added: 2007-07-26 12:43:26)
Surf Outfitters of Costa Rica Surf Outfitters of Costa Rica
Costa Rica and Central America's complete advanced Surf Shop, Surf School and Tour company.
(Hits: 923 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 263 | Added: 2007-06-11 13:09:41)
Surf Voucher - Surfing Guide and Vacations Packages Surf Voucher - Surfing Guide and Vacations Packages
Complete surfing guide and vacations packages to surf throughout Costa Rica for one single affordable fee.
(Hits: 735 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 231 | Added: 2010-07-16 15:16:05)
Surfrider Foundation Surfrider Foundation
The Surfrider Foundation was started in 1984 by a group of surfers in California because the beach that they loved was being polluted. The organization spread to other nearby beaches until it membership was over 100 men, women, and grommets. In 1992 Surfri ...
(Hits: 1136 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 351 | Added: 2007-06-11 13:13:18)
Witch's Rock Surf Camp Witch's Rock Surf Camp
Witch's Rock Surf Camp offers surfing lessons, tours and camps at its beachfront hotel in Playa Tamarindo, Costa Rica.
(Hits: 1057 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 312 | Added: 2007-07-26 13:22:50)
Witches Rock Surf Witches Rock Surf
We provide Witches Rock surf charters and Ollies Point tours to Playa Naranjo Costa Rica. Roca Bruja Surf Charters to Santa Rosa National Park. Witches Rock is, by far, one of the hottest surfing spot in Costa Rica. The best waves, breaks and their diffic ...
(Hits: 1684 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 305 | Added: 2008-10-05 20:10:26)
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