Tamarindo Beach – Costa Rica
Surfing in Tamarindo
Costa Rica is well known for its miles and miles of beaches with amazing surf. Both the Caribbean and the Pacific produce great waves with top surf spots. Probably the most famous, yet remote surf spots, are Witch’s Rock and Ollie’s Point in the northern region of Guanacaste. Although difficult to reach by land there are several Tamarindo tour operators who offer weekly boat tours.
Tamarindo surfing was first made famous by the movie Endless Summer II. Tamarindo’s surf has consistent good swells and offshore winds, and is one of the more popular surfing destination within Costa Rica. During the dry season months the offshore winds blow hard shaping large waves.
There are many surf schools where beginners can take surf lessons. For those who do not wish to bring a surfboard with them, surfboard rentals are available. Tamarindo’s most popular surf spots are Pico Pequeno, Pico Grande and the river-mouth. Surf breaks are also found at Playa Grande and Playa Langosta.
Tamarindo Surf Web Cam courtesy of Witch’s Rock Surf Camp.
Costa Rica Surf Blog
by Witch’s Rock Surf Camp
Playa Tamarindo – December 17, 2018
Date: December 17, 2018 Time: 7:00AM Location: Playa Tamarindo, Costa Rica Wave Height: 1-2 feet Wind Direction: offshore Wind Speed: Strong High Tide: 10:03AM Low Tide: 3:58PM Description: Morning with waves ideal for beginners Subscribe to our Youtube channel for...
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Date: December 15, 2018 Time: 8:00AM Location: Playa Tamarindo, Costa Rica Wave Height: 1-2 feet Wind Direction: offshore Wind Speed: light High Tide: 8:15AM Low Tide: 2:18PM Description:Today with excellent conditions, with good waves, good sun Subscribe to our...
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When is the Best Time to Surf Tamarindo?
This may seem like a loaded question, but that’s because it is! Ask 10 Tamarindo locals and you’ll get 10 different answers. And to complicate it further, when you say, best time, what does that actually mean? We’ve made it easy for you and broke it down into...
read morePlaya Grande – December 14, 2018
Date: December 14, 2018 Time: 6:00AM Location: Playa Grande, Costa Rica Wave Height: 1-2 feet Wind Direction: offshore Wind Speed: No Wind High Tide: 7:20AM Low Tide: 1:25PM Description: Today with excellent waves for surfing Subscribe to our Youtube channel for daily...
read morePlaya Grande – December 13, 2018
Date: December 13, 2018 Time: 4:00 PM Location: Playa Grande, Costa Rica Wave Height: 1-2 feet Wind Direction: offshore Wind Speed: strong High Tide: 7:08PM Low Tide: 12:41PM Description: Today with super small waves and strong wind Subscribe to our Youtube channel...
read moreTamarindo – December 12, 2018
Date: December 12, 2018 Time: 6:00 AM Wave Height: 1-2 feet Wind Direction: offshore Wind Speed: Light High Tide: 5:57 AM Low Tide: 12:07 PM Description: An excellent day for surfing and with family Subscribe to our Youtube channel for daily surf reports delivered...
read moreTamarindo – December 11, 2018
Date: December 11, 2018 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Tamarindo, Costa Rica Wave Height: 2-3 feet Wind Direction: offshore Wind Speed: strong High Tide: 5:16 AM Low Tide: 11:32 AM Description: Today with big waves and strong wind...
read moreTamarindo – December 10, 2018
Date: December 10, 2018 Time: 6:00 AM Location: Tamarindo, Costa Rica Wave Height: 1-2 feet Wind Direction: offshore Wind Speed: light High Tide: 4:33 AM Low Tide: 10:45 AM Description: Today with small waves and very light wind...
read morePlaya Grande – December 7, 2018
Date: December 7, 2018 Time: 2:00 PM Location: Playa Grande, Costa Rica Wave Height: 1-3 feet Wind Direction: offshore Wind Speed: Gentle High Tide: 2:13 PM Low Tide: 8:11 PM Description: All right, until the wind came in and the waves were gone. Visit...
read morePlaya Grande – December 6, 2018
Date: December 6, 2018 Time: 12:00 PM Location: Playa Grande, Costa Rica Wave Height: 1-3 feet Wind Direction: offshore Wind Speed: Gentle High Tide: 2:13 PM Low Tide: 8:11 PM Description: The wind has stopped hitting so hard but precautions are not too much Visit...
read morePlaya Tamarindo – December 5, 2018
Date: December 5, 2018 Time: 11:00AM Location: Playa Tamarindo, Costa Rica Wave Height: 1-3 feet Wind Direction: offshore Wind Speed: Hard High Tide: 1:25 PM Low Tide: 7:35 PM Description: The wind does not give truce, good waves, to surf carefully is not over....
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Tamarindo Receives Awesome Northwest Swell To Start 2019 Season
Psst! The Tamarindo Rivermouth is breaking again! If you were lucky enough to be down here this past weekend, you saw some giant waves breaking up and down the beach as a booming northwest swell slammed into Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. These were the same waves that...
read morePlaya Grande – December 4, 2018
Date: December 4, 2018 Time: 11:00AM Location: Playa Grande, Costa Rica Wave Height: 2-3 feet Wind Direction: offshore Wind Speed: Hard High Tide: 12:32 PM Low Tide: 6:35 PM Description: The wind is coming along with the tide, it is not too much to be careful,...
read morePlaya Tamarindo – December 1, 2018
Date: December 1, 2018 Time: 10:00AM Location: Playa Tamarindo, Costa Rica Wave Height: 1-2 feet Wind Direction: offshore Wind Speed: Light High Tide: 9:18AM Low Tide: 3:25PM Description: Waves smaller than yesterday, good conditions for surf lessons Subscribe to our...
read morePlaya Grande – November 30, 2018
Date: November 30, 2018 Time: 7:30AM Location: Playa Grande, Costa Rica Wave Height: 2-3 feet Wind Direction: offshore Wind Speed: Gentle High Tide: 8:10AM Low Tide: 2:20PM Description: Morning with a lot of waves and with good size Subscribe to our Youtube...
read morePlaya Avellanas – November 29, 2018
Date: November 29, 2018 Time: 7:00AM Location: Playa Avellanas, Costa Rica Wave Height: 3-6 feet Wind Direction: offshore Wind Speed: Gentle High Tide: 7:08AM Low Tide: 1:19PM Description: Very good conditions to catch waves of good size. If you grab the one of the...
read morePlaya Grande – November 28, 2018
Date: November 28, 2018 Time: 7:00AM Location: Playa Grande, Costa Rica Wave Height: 1-3 feet Wind Direction: offshore Wind Speed: Moderate High Tide: 6:11AM Low Tide: 12:24PM Description: Morning with glassy water surface, waves of good size and shape. Subscribe to...
read morePlaya Avellanas – November 27, 2018
Date: November 27, 2018 Time: 7:00AM Location: Playa Avellanas, Costa Rica Wave Height: 1-3 feet Wind Direction: offshore Wind Speed: Gentle High Tide: 5:20AM Low Tide: 11:33AM Description: Morning with waves of good shape and size Subscribe to our Youtube channel for...
read morePlaya Tamarindo – November 26, 2018
Date: November 26 , 2018 Time: 6:00AM Location: Playa Tamarindo, Costa Rica Wave Height: 1-2 feet Wind Direction: offshore Wind Speed: Gentle High Tide: 4:31AM Low Tide: 10:45AM Description: Morning of small waves, ideal for beginners Subscribe to our Youtube...
read morePlaya Tamarindo – November 24, 2018
Date: November 24, 2018 Time: 1:00PM Location: Playa Tamarindo, Costa Rica Wave Height: 1-2 feet Wind Direction: onshore Wind Speed: Strong High Tide: 3:33PM Low Tide: 9:29PM Description: The wind in the afternoon enters, we hope the other week to have better...
read morePlaya Grande – November 23, 2018
Date: November 23 , 2018 Time: 2:00PM Location: Playa Grande, Costa Rica Wave Height: 1-2 feet Wind Direction: offshore Wind Speed: Strong High Tide: 2:50PM Low Tide: 8:45PM Description: Today with small waves excellent for surfing and quite hot. Subscribe to...
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