Surfing in Costa Rica
A Surfer in Costa Rica by Indah Susanti
It comes to my surprise that Costa Rica is also a surfing destination. Surfing locations in Costa Rica are mostly in the Pacific Coast area. Tamarindo Beach and some areas like in Quepos and Jacó have excellent waves to surf. But these places are often busy with beach-goers as well. Thus, the surfers have to watch their moves. We also visited the beach of Hacienda Baru in Dominical; the beach was empty with excellent waves, I am not sure why no one were on the beach. Surfing season in Costa Rica is from February to July but, in general, it is possible to surf all year round. The waves were not as high as I have seen in Bali (Indonesia), but for sure, that makes it a perfect place to learn how to surfing!
Photography details
Camera: Olympus Micro Four Thirds (MFT) E-PL5
Camera Mode(s): Manual – F1/8, S 1/200, ISO 200
Digital Processing: Nik Software Silver Efex Pro
Lens: Olympus 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II ED
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Information for Indonesian travelers who wish to visit Costa Rica as tourists:
- Tourist visa should be obtained prior arrival. However, for Indonesian passport holders with multiple entries of a tourist visa, a visa for crew or a business visa for the U.S. or Canada are allowed to entry without visa prior arrival. Note: Such visa must be stamped in the passport and be valid for at least 1 day (The length of stay may not be greater than the validity of the visa and may not exceed 30 days).
- Do check with the Costa Rican Consulate/Embassy at your home country for the further update of the tourism and travel safety.
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Thank You for another wonderful sharing
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bapak john
It’s always a pleasure to have you here, Bapak John! 🙂
I would have never thought to show these images in black and white. Well Done! I love them. I have never surfed… but I think I will try paddle surfing. or is it called paddle boating…??
That could be paddle boating 🙂 But I saw the surfers did paddle too with their surfing board..Thank you so much, Nancy! 🙂
Bonjour Indah, merci de ces merveilleuses photos. J’aime beaucoup voir le surf 🙂
Merci, Denise! 🙂
Hope I get here one day – I love the surf!
Costa Rica is unique country, Mallee. I am sure you will enjoy their forests and beaches..it’s just the country is way warmer than Asia during the day – or maybe I could not handle the heat anymore 😀
I would love to learn how to surf. Maybe next time I am in Hawaii – or I could just make a trip to learn how to surf somewhere else (which is maybe a good idea, considering how big the waves are in Hawaii).
The waves in Costa Rica were quite low, but strong enough to surf…I saw plenty of beachgoers who in the end tried to surf – it was fun to see 😀 I wish I tried it too! Maybe there is some part of beaches in Hawaii that allows new surfers to learn. Personally I would not dare to surf in high waves 🙂
I will definitely be sticking to the small ones when I learn! I did see plenty of beaches with what looked like manageable waves while we were there, so I think it’s just a matter of finding the right person to teach me at one of those places.
Nice read…i would have loved to Surf in Bondi in Sydney. Alas, only a wish!
Maybe someday soon? 😉
Yeah, who knows!
Nice B&W Indah! Costa Rica will actually host the 2016 ISA World Surfing Games so the waves must be good ones…