Costa Rica Surf Report July
By: Greg Gordon / Costa Rica Surf Report
FORECAST
Caribbean Coast: July is generally a quiet
month for waves, but as the hurricane season
gets into gear, there may be a swell or two.
The actual storms don’t hit the coast, but
instead move north toward Cuba and the
Yucatan.
If it’s powerful enough, it can send
overhead surf for two to three days at a
time. Pacific Coast: The last week of June
has seen overhead surf just about every day
from the South and Southwest, and this
pattern continues for July. A stream of
Southern Hemi systems plow towards Central
America, sending head-high to double
overhead-plus surf.
The key is getting to the beach early when
winds are offshore, and being there at the
right tide — generally lower tides for
points and reefs, and higher tides for
beachbreaks. Full moon: July 7; New Moon:
July 21.
TRAVEL
Joe Walsh from Witchs Rock Surf Camp in
Tamarindo is taking the WRSC bus on a
Pacific Coast surf tour August 15 to the 29.
It includes daily surf instruction,
surfboards, photos and video of you surfing,
and all meals for only $700 per person per
week.
David McNeil is offering to take photos of
you surfing while visiting Jaco and Playa
Hermosa. He charges from $40 pp for a
two-hour session and also can help arrange
boat trips to lesser known point breaks.
For July, the cheapest flights I’ve found
are on Taca for $211.42 from Miami to San
Jose. ($80 for 2 boards in one bag each
way). American Airlines has flights from MIA
to SJO for $235.42. ($100 per board each
way). And Jet Blue has a few seats left from
Orlando to San Jose for $315.42. ($50 per
board each way). Join CRSURF on Facebook
Groups, MySpace, and Twitter today to get
the latest photos, news, and insider stories
from Costa Rica.
CONTESTS
The Billabong ISA World Surfing Games will
be held from July 31 to August 8 behind
Terraza del Pacifico in Playa Hermosa. So
far, 35 countries have signed up to compete,
and if you are staying in Jaco, buses will
be running to/from the contest site.
Check out the CRSURF website for a list of
our favorite accommodations with a satellite
view of their location in relation to the
contest —
www.crsurf.com/ISA09-hotels.html.
The top qualifiers for the Costa Rican team
have been chosen for ISA World Surfing
Games. Open: Jason Torres, Luis Vindas,
Carlos Muñoz, Diego Naranjo, Juan Carlos
Naranjo, Jairo Pérez y Gilbert Brown.
Mujeres: Lisbeth Vindas, Nataly Bernold y
Mariana Samudio. Longboard: Cristian
Santamaría y Anthony Flores. Of these
twelve, eight will make the final cut.
ENVIRONMENT/COMMUNITY
CRSURF is raising money to donate books to
kids. “All the Way to the Ocean,” by Joel
Harper, follows two boys learning about how
litter affects the marine life and coastal
ecosystem. Laird Hamilton explains in the
beginning why it is so important for surfers
to keep their beaches clean.
To purchase a copy, visit the travel shop at
www.crsurf.com.
For every two copies sold we can donate a
copy in Spanish to kids in Central America.
If you want to help the communities of
Pavones and Punta Banco, stop the
construction of eight experimental yellowfin
tuna cages, then use this link set up by
PRETOMA and sign the petition:
www.pretoma.org/petitionpeticion
An International Surf Day event was held on
the beach at Hacienda Pinilla on June 21 to
raise funds for the Tamarindo Lifeguards and
future beach cleanups. There was a great
turnout for the event.
Also, the Soulstice Pro took place the same
weekend behind Cabinas Las Olas in Playa
Hermosa. Their efforts were focused on
cleaning the beach at Playa Guacalillo and
supporting the Friends of Playa Hermosa in
their environmental efforts. And Safari Surf
School organized a contest in Nosara the
same day to raise funds for the local
schools.
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