Surf Update Tamarindo June 28

June has been a very rainy month, and this morning was no exception. If it wasn’t for the balmy temperature, I would have thought that I was in San Francisco with all the rainy fog. And mud...damn there has been so much mud here in streets that should have been paved years ago according to promises made by the Costa Rican Government.

Pura Vida right? I actually think Pura Vida has the same meaning as Manana in Mexico.

Now that I have had my gripe, let’s talk about the surf. It has been great! So long as you can get over that the water isn’t crystal clear like it can be in the dry season, you have better surfing conditions and far fewer people on the breaks.

And because we have cloud cover, or at least partial cloud cover, the beating sun doesn’t drain you like it does in the November to April period. And that makes a difference to your ability to stay out longer, and the mitigation (somewhat) of getting overheated / dehydrated.

Yesterday afternoon on my favourite reef break there were four of us out there for my 2 ½ hour surf session. I guess I could have stayed out longer, but since we have an afternoon high tide today, why not do it again?
You have to love living in a surf town.

I am still thinking about Panama though...really starting to think about moving to Santa Catalina seriously. 

Austin is calling for some good swell this week. And if this weekend was any prediction, look for some overhead waves on more of a westerly swell than the usual SSW breaks.

This morning’s winds were onshore and heavy, but I’ve noted that seems to be the case in the mornings, and afternoons have less wind, although some chop remains. As for the period, it has been weird. Yesterday the average was about 17 seconds, but every once in a while we got slammed (on the reef that is) with five back to back waves with about 2 seconds in between. Funny though, they were big enough to take even with the short period.

Anyways, here are some cool looking graphs and charts for you all.

And remember what Chris Cote said, "Whatever you do and wherever you go and however you get there, just remember one thing: surfers travel. If you don't, you might as well quit."