Costa Rica Surf Report:

1-3ft   Ankle to waist high waves with fair shape.

Pavones, Costa Rica–   It looked tiny, gutless and good for beginners at the point this morning, on the high tide.  The sun was out and the conditions were glassy.  Not much else to say about that.

Costa Rica Tides:

We had an early morning low tide of 1.86ft @ 5:50am, filling into a high tide of 6.80ft @ 12:08pm, then dropping down to a low tide of 2.33ft @ 5:55pm this evening.

Costa Rica Weather:

The weather in Pavones, Costa Rica was hot and sunny most of the day, turning mostly cloudy with heavy rain late this afternoon.  There is a good chance of rain showers will continue tonight.  The wind was calm early, turning onshore and blowing out by about noon.

If you are planning a trip to Costa Rica or Central America and want more surfing information, contact us at Info@UnaOla.com or give us a call at 1-888-958-SURF.  For international calls or if you are already in Costa Rica our phone number is 011 (506) 2776-2072.

Costa Rica Surf Report:

0-1ft   Ankle high waves with poor shape.

Pavones, Costa Rica–   It was flat and blown out!!!  Next…

Costa Rica Tides:

We had an early morning low tide of 2.03ft @ 4:52am, filling into a high tide of 6.65ft @ 11:09am, dropping down to a low tide of 2.41ft @ 4:56pm this evening.

Costa Rica Weather:

The weather in Pavones, Costa Rica was hot and sunny most of the day, turning mostly cloudy this afternoon.  There is a good chance of rain showers tonight, by the looks of things.  The wind was calm early, turning onshore by about 10:00am.

If you are planning a trip to Costa Rica or Central America and want more surfing information, contact us at Info@UnaOla.com or give us a call at 1-888-958-SURF.  For international calls or if you are already in Costa Rica our phone number is 011 (506) 2776-2072.

Costa Rica Surf Report:

3-4ft   Waist to chest high waves with fair to good shape.

Pavones, Costa Rica–   Happy New Year!!! The waves were pretty good this morning, but there was a small crowd on it early.

I took photos and waited for the tide and crowd to drop a bit before paddling out.  I wanted to enjoy the waves without competing for small surf with a group of frothing holiday travelers.

When I finally got out there, I caught some fun waves, as well as an earful from a tourist on a brand new Surftech longboard with the requisite Gopro camera to catch the moment, who felt compelled to lecture me on the finer points of his “Surf Etiquette” dogma.  Simply because I paddled over a wave in front of him when he had “The right of way!”

Thanks, for the info, but my reply, I think, was a bit more educational, and should be understood by all surfers traveling or locals if we are

SURFING ETIQUETTE TIP OF THE DAY:  “It is unreasonable to assume that no one will ever get in your way when surfing a crowded break.  Get over it!!  And you know what is REALLY RUDE?  It’s paddling out at a surf break, then barking orders at people at the top of your voice while demanding YOUR rights.”  I continued calmly though emphatically,  “We don’t do that here.  You are a visitor.  Wake the fuck up!”

I then apologized for getting in his way, which wouldn’t have been an issue if he knew how to turn a surfboard.  After that, I simply went about the business of enjoying to surf.

I try to employ the utmost respect for others in the water and patiently wait my turn to come around, not always successfully it seems.

People, we all need to calm down when we go on vacation, or when surfing in general.  Don’t bring your stress and aggression with you when you paddle out, even if it is your Local break.  It is unnecessary and counter productive to the fact that we are all sharing in this experience together whether we want to, or not, and we need to learn how to let go of our Ego sometimes.  Learn to appreciate life as it unfolds rather than trying to impose our foolish notions about what we think we deserve from it.

PURA VIDA

Costa Rica Tides:

We had a morning high tide of 7.43ft @ 8:14am, dropping down to a low tide of 1.50ft @ 2:11pm, then pushing up to a high tide of 8.01ft @ 8:43pm tonight.

Costa Rica Weather:

The weather in Pavones, Costa Rica was hot and sunny most of the day.  There is only a very slight chance of rain showers tonight, as dry season is starting to rev up.  The wind was calm early, but turned onshore by about noon.

If you are planning a trip to Costa Rica or Central America and want more surfing information, contact us at Info@UnaOla.com or give us a call at 1-888-958-SURF.  For international calls or if you are already in Costa Rica our phone number is 011 (506) 2776-2072.

Costa Rica Surf Report:

3ft   Waist high waves with poor shape.

Pavones, Costa Rica–   I slept in.  So, I missed it.   When I got to the point it was completely blown out and sloppy.  I heard it was good earlier, but I was counting sheep until 10:00am.  What do you want from me after a 19 hours of driving in a 24 hour period?

I’ll definitely go for a surf tomorrow, I’m ready to get wet.

Costa Rica Tides:

We had a morning high tide of 7.94ft @ 7:22am, dropping down to a low tide of 0.98ft @ 1:23pm, then pushing up to a high tide of 8.39ft @ 7:53pm tonight.

Costa Rica Weather:

The weather in Pavones, Costa Rica was hot and sunny most of the day.  There is only a very slight chance of rain showers tonight.  The wind was calm early, but turned onshore by about 10:00am.

If you are planning a trip to Costa Rica or Central America and want more surfing information, contact us at Info@UnaOla.com or give us a call at 1-888-958-SURF.  For international calls or if you are already in Costa Rica our phone number is 011 (506) 2776-2072.

Costa Rica Surf Report:

3-5ft   Waist to shoulder high waves with fair to good shape.

Cabo Matapalo, Costa Rica–   I was out of town and unable to take photos for the surf report today.  However, Harley gave me some photos of his boat trip to the Osa Peninsula this morning.  He said, “the waves were really good, mama.”  Whatever that means to you.  I say the point in Pavones, when I returned just before dark, and it was a mess.

Costa Rica Tides:

We had a morning high tide of 8.50ft @ 6:35am, dropping down to a low tide of 0.44ft @ 12:39pm, then pushing up to a high tide of 8.79ft @ 7:05pm this evening.

Costa Rica Weather:

The weather in Pavones, Costa Rica was hot and sunny most of the day turning mostly cloudy before sundown.  There is a chance of rain showers tonight.  The wind was calm early, but was onshore when I checked just before sunset.  I assume it was like that most of the day.

If you are planning a trip to Costa Rica or Central America and want more surfing information, contact us at Info@UnaOla.com or give us a call at 1-888-958-SURF.  For international calls or if you are already in Costa Rica our phone number is 011 (506) 2776-2072.

Costa Rica Surf Report:

3-4ft   Waist to chest high waves with fair to good shape.

Pavones, Costa Rica–   It was looking small, but super fun this morning.  Unfortunately, I had to drive to San Jose and needed to get an early start.  The wind was calm and the conditions were clean and glassy when I checked it on my way out of town.

Costa Rica Tides:

We had an early morning high tide of 9.03ft @ 5:48am, dropping down to a low tide of -0.05ft @ 11:56am, then pushing up to a high tide of 9.17ft @ 6:19pm this evening.

Costa Rica Weather:

The weather in Pavones, Costa Rica was mostly cloudy today with some light showers.  There is slight chance of rain showers tonight.  The wind was calm early.

If you are planning a trip to Costa Rica or Central America and want more surfing information, contact us at Info@UnaOla.com or give us a call at 1-888-958-SURF.  For international calls or if you are already in Costa Rica our phone number is 011 (506) 2776-2072.