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Costa Rica
Surf Map
Break
Descriptions:
The
Caribbean
- Manzanillo A very fast beach break located
20 km from Puerto Viejo, Limon. Here you find rustic lodging and
typical food. Located close to an unpaved road, and easy to get
to.
- 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.
- Black Beach, Cahuita An excellent beach
break, not well known and therefore not heavily visited.
Nevertheless, there are waves all year
round.
- Westfalia 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.
- Playa Bonita A point/reef break known for
its very thick, powerful and dangerous left. Located 5 km north of
limon (downtown).
- 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.
- 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.
- The North Caribbean Coast Good beach break
waves accessible via Tortuguero channels or by private plane. You
can rent a boat to take you through the channels near Puerto Moin,
15 km north of playa Bonita.
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.
- 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 4wd is a must, and
don"t forget you mosquito net.
- Playa Grande Beach break, located about 20
minutes north of Tamarindo. Accessible by
road.
- Playa Tamarindo Here you will find two
mains points : a- Pico Peque¤o a rocky point in front of the hotel
Tamarindo, and b-el estero, an excellent river mouth
break.
Langosta A right and left point break that curls off the
mouth of a a small river, located I km south of
Tamarindo.
- Avellanas Good beach break, "guanacasteco"
featuring very hollow rights and lefts. Located 10 km south of
Tamarindo.
- 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.
- 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 approx. 5 hours to get
there.
- Santa Teresa, Mal Pais Beach breaks, with
very consistent lefts and rights and several points. A 4 wd
vehicle is recommended.
Central Pacific
Coast
- 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 member and guests), or by taxi boat to the
cove to the south. You can rent a boat from playa Jaco or playa
Herradura.
- Playa Jaco Can be good beach break when
the surf is not too big. Tends to close out when it gets over 5
feet. Playa Jaco is approximately 2 hours from
San Jose( 140 km), and the waves are not always dependable. One of
its principal attraction has been 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. Jaco is a growing center of tourism
enjoyment, with hotels, cabins and camp
grounds.
- 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.
- Playa Hermosa and Others 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 known
as the Almendro. The waves conditions are generally best when the
tide is rising. Don"t forget the tip the kids who open the gate
for your car.
- Esterillos Este, Esterillos Oeste, Bejuco, 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.
South Pacific
Coast
- Quepos This small left `point is found at
the river mouth in the city of Quepos, easy access with many
restaurants and accommodations.
- Manuel Antonio Beach break, lefts and
rights with good shape. This coastal area needs larger swell for
the surf to show.
- 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.
- Playa Dominical Good, strong beach break
with lefts and rights. Beautiful landscapes and very
tropical.
- Drake's Bay and area 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.
- Pavones Excellent left point, considered
one of the longest in the world. Good shape and very fast. It is
located 400 kms from San Jose (8 hours by car). Bring camping gear
if you wish to hang there. Out on the peninsula across Pavones, a
half-hour boat ride away, is reputedly a series pf right points
the equivalent of Pavones world class
lefts.
- Matapalo Excellent
right point located in front of Pavones, you can get there by road
from Pavones or by car from Golfito. Perfect waves. 38 - Punta
Burica Very remote reef breaks. Accessible only by boat, No
accommodations. Not much known. If you really want to get
away...
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