Costa Rica is a well known and well developed surfing destination - especially since featuring in Endless Summer 2; direct flights from the USA also add to its popularity. The country is safe, beautiful, friendly and blessed with great surfing on both coasts. It is, however one of the more expensive countries in the central and south Americas, with the positive aspect that hotels are good quality and car rental relatively easy and safe.
The surfing can be broken into three main areas: The Pacific North (Guanacaste-Nicoya), the Pacific South (Punta Arenas) and the Caribbean. Surf towns are developing in places such as Jaco, Tamarindo and Puerto Viejo. Year round warm water, warm air and offshore breezes (in Guanacaste) make for great conditions. The best waves occur in the rainy season (northern Hemisphere 'summer') on the pacific side, and in the hot dry season ('winter') on the Caribbean - ensuring that you should be able to find surf someplace.
The rainy season (especialy September and October) are very wet - with most of the countries secondary roads becoming impassable (even to 4x4s).
Location: Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Geographic coordinates: 10 00 N, 84 00 W
Coastline: 1,290 km
Climate: tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands
Terrain: coastal plains separated by rugged mountains
Natural hazards: occasional earthquakes, hurricanes along Atlantic coast; frequent flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season and landslides; active volcanoes.
Surf Break Info
1.Bajamar - left reef-rocky Experienced surfers
2. Boca Barranca left point-break all surfers
3. Boca quepos - left rivermouth pros!
4. Bejuco - right & left beach-break experienced surfers
5. Corralillo - left point-break all surfers
6. Camaronal - right & left beach-break all surfers
7. Dona ana - left point-break experienced surfers
8. Dominical - right & left beach-break experienced surfers
9. Eradura -left reef-rocky experienced surfers
10. Esterillos - right & left beach-break all surfers
11. Eserillos Oeste Right & left beach-break all surfers
12. Hermosa - right & left beach-break all surfers
13.Jaco Beach - right & left beach-break all surfers
14. La Isla - left reef-rocky experienced surfers
15. Matapalo - right reef-rocky all surfers
16. Manuel antonio - right & left beach-break experienced surfers
17. Puerto Caldera - left breakwater/jetty all surfers
18. Pan Dulce - right point-break experienced surfers
19. Playitas - right & left beach-break experienced surfers
20. Punta mala - right & left sand-bar all surfers
21. Playa escondida - right & left reef-coral experienced surfers
22. Pavones - left point-break all surfers
23. Perro Fino - right & left reef-rocky experienced surfers
24. Playa Bejuca - right & left beach-break experienced surfers
25. Roca Loca - right & left reef-rocky experienced surfers
26. Rio Sierpe river mouth right & left sand-bar experienced surfers
27. Rio Claro - left reef-rocky experienced surfers
28. T box - right & left beach-break experienced surfers
29. Tivives - right & left beach-break all surfers
30. The Tree - right & left beach-break all surfers
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