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Playa Santa Teresa

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Surf Spot Details

Wave Quality Rating 3 Type of Wave Beach break Direction of Wave Right & left Bottom Sand Difficulty Beginners Crowd Level Not Too Bad Hazards none General Description Here the beach break is very similar to Playa Carmen, a popular beach in the area, but peakier and with hollow barrels. It works on both high and low tide and in all swell sizes. Best conditions on west/southwest swell.

Santa Teresa has a longer beach and, with a good swell, many different spots start to peak including La Lora and Roca Mar.

General Info

How to get there The break is on the Nicoya Peninsulain near the lively town of Santa Teresa. Surf Schools surf schoolSafari Surf School is premier Costa Rican surf school and surf camp. Safari offer a choice of locations, accommodation and professional surf instructors. Find out more at http://www.safarisurfschool.com When its Flat? This area of Costa Rica is becoming much more geared up to tourists and as a result there are plenty of pastimes to enjoy while the surf is flat. These include fishing or sunset tours by boat, snorkeling or diving, kite surfing and horseback riding to name but a few.

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