Category Archives: Costa Rica

17 Days, and it looks like we'll have waves

IANAWF (I am not a weather forecaster) but it looks to me like the Southern Hemi Storm Train is lining up nicely for the Whiskey Tango Surf Club’s 2007 visit to Playa Guiones, Nosara, Costa Rica Here’s what it looks … Continue reading

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¡Pura Vida Caballos!

Yesterday afternoon we met Brenda “The Tigress” Burnside from the Enchanted Forest for a horseback excursion up to the Black Sheep Pub. This is part one of the story… Before I go any further, Brenda owns and operates the Enchanted … Continue reading

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Nosara Surf Report

Click here for 15-day weather forecast for Samara (15 mi south of Nosara) Automatically updated from MagicSeaweed!! surf report © magicseaweed.com

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Around your ear to get to your elbow

So, a 220-degree swell in Costa Rica must come from a place that’s nearly due south on the map, right? Well, yes, if the map is the kind of projection that turns great circles into straight lines (Gnomonic). Actually, a … Continue reading

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Out of the mouths of babes

My six year old daughter Olivia says “that wave has your name all over it.” Yes, those were her exact words. I’ll go with that Props to PapaG’s Costa Rica Surf Forecast and Soul Arch Photo in Nosara

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600 Hours to go…

…but the forecasts only go out 180 hours. Going to want to keep an eye on the stormsurfing.com wave prediction model for the full pacific. Watch the systems build from the southern ocean and work their way over open water … Continue reading

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In anticipation of Pura Vida 2006

Links to “Papa G’s surf forecast”:PapaG, Nosara/Playa Guiones Continue reading

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