Nicaragua

I must apologize for not updating this blog more, but have been super busy working on new projects and part of this work entails writing...so writing even more hasn’t been at all appealing.  Alas, I digress.

A couple of weeks ago, a few of us went to San Juan del Sur Nicaragua for four nights and stayed in a two bedroom house overlooking Playa Maderas complete with dining room, full kitchen, satellite TV (so I could watch my CNN) and of course, hammocks! 

I like Nicaragua.  The people are friendly, the rum is cheap ($5.00 a bottle) and the surf breaks were empty.   The whole atmosphere was very chill, but everyone seemed to be working diligently and no one seemed to be slacking about...unlike some other Latin American countries that I have visited.

There are a lot of options for eating in San Juan del Sur, and there is a great Irish Pub with Guinness on tap!    We visited the market every day for fresh fruit and veggies, and bought seafood right off the boats.  Yummeee!  I think the only complaint we has was that we couldn’t find a decent bottle of wine anywhere...so we drank come pretty gnarly table wine with dinners.

Back to reality and Tamarindo.  I am looking forward the the southern hemi’s hitting us now, and last week we had some really excellent conditions.  This weekend is looking outstanding again, and I am doing my daily crunches so I can last at least three hours out there every day.

Surf hard!

March 8 Surf Forecast Tamarindo and Northern Costa Rica

Well, I am getting a little better at this surf forecasting and am trying to get a better understanding of the winds and swell.

This week is looking pretty good with a swell coming in on Wednesday and peaking on Saturday. I would be looking at the swell to rotate back to a SSW after the weird WSW.

Last week, the surf reports all called for a small swell to hit with waves no bigger than 4 feet. Well...let me tell you...the swell brought in average waves of 6’, with rogue sets of 8’ to 10’ coming in on Thursday.

This week, I think we will see more of the same big waves. I would be looking for overhead for most breaks by Wednesday.

The winds have been brutally strong, but at least they have been offshore. One thing though is that they have pushed the warm surface water out and it has been replaced by a cold upwelling current that has brought Jelly fish and sharks close to shore. So, make sure you wear a wetsuit, or at minimum, a long sleeved rash guard.
I am heading to Nicaragua this weekend...taking lots of photos and surfing my ass off!