<b>Costa Rica Surf Spot Map</b> Summer in Costa Rica runs from December to April and during this time it is very hot and dry. This is the high season tourist wise so if you are thinking of travelling here at this time of year be prepared to pay extra for accommodation, flights, car rental etc. For the rest of the year it is pretty much rainy season and while still hot can be pretty wet! Avoid September, October and November when the rain really falls and travel can be positively inconvenient. Costa Rica is becoming much more mainstream as a travel destination and with both the Caribbean coastline and the Pacific coastline offering good surf throughout the year it is becoming a popular surfing destination.

Costa Rica has good consistent surf all year round but has the best swells in April to October on the Pacific Coast. It offers head high surf throughout the year, a good selection of breaks for surfers of all abilities and generally friendly locals in the water. <div align="center"><img src="http://www.surfing-waves.com/travel/images/costaricatemp.gif" alt="Costa Rica Water Temperature and Swell Size" title="Costa Rica Water Temperature and Swell Size"></div> Tamarindo is a great place to start your surf trip, its the main surf destination on the Pacific Coast. It is a beautiful area that lies between two national wildlife parks and is a real tropical paradise. Lots of waves break in and Tamarindo so it is a good place to make your starting point. It is also pretty central for top spots like Witches Rock. It has about 10 diferent spot walking distance some of them high quality when there is swell.