Costa Rica Surfing
Surf Costa Rica - Quick Facts
LOCATION: Central America
POPULATION: 4016000
NATIONALITY: Costa Rican
LANGUAGE: Spanish
CURRENCY: Costa Rican Colones
Costa Rica Surf Spot Map 
Costa Rica is a legendary surfing location and is seen as
more of a 'hardcore' surfing trip. Its geography makes it
a classic surfing destination choice having two coastlines
- the Caribbean and the Pacific - which both produce great
waves and have quality surf spots. The Caribbean side has
a short surfing season and produces large swells from tropical
storms off Mexico. The Pacific coast has smaller but more
consistent surf generated by low pressure systems located
off New Zealand.
The major swell season is April to October, but the clean
surf season is December to April when swell from deep antic
lows reach the Pacific coastline with offshore winds a common
occurrence. Typically morning surfs are offshore and afternoon
are light onshore, make sure you are up early to get those
classic glassy sessions.
Costa Rica is a country that is blessed not only with consistent
waves year round but also many great surf spots. If you are
a fan of pointbreaks (lets face it - we all are!) then Costa
Rica is your ideal destination. Costa Rica waves of note are
Playa Naranjo (featured in the Endless
Summer II video) and the quality right rivermouth pointbreak
at Potrero Grande (Ollies Point). There are also tons of spots
just waiting to be discovered. Costa Rica surfing is definitely
recommended, and for the adventurous it could be the trip
of a lifetime.
Did we mention - bring your insect repellent!!
Costa Rica Surfing - The Good
Quality Pointbreak Surf
Fantastic Pointbreaks
Oh, Great Pointbreaks
Costa Rica Surf - The Bad and the Ugly
Lack Of Roads.
Surf Spots Can Get Crowded.
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Costa Rica Surfing Conditions
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