I caught an amazing session at Playa Ostional yesterday, the kind of session that makes an entire trip. The waves were in the waist to shoulder high range, with a few bigger sets. I caught 21 rides, with four of them going longer than 100 yards. The wind was calm and the conditions were clean. I've now surfed this place a few dozen times, so I think it's worth a Surf Report and Review. Most surfers who visit Costa Rica have never surfed Playa Ostional. It's often overlooked b

The waves have been ON and OFF for my trip to Guanacaste so far, but I still have time to add to the wave count before the sun sets on this Costa Rican vacation. Things started off nicely with a few sessions at Avellanas in front of Lola's. I got on it early in the AM, so the crowd wasn't too bad. The next few days the waves got bigger with the largest south swell of the year arriving on Monday and holding through Thursday. I took a boat ride out to Ollie's Point with a coupl

It looks like summer is starting to shape up. I recently purchased airline tickets and a new surfboard. I will be pairing the two for a vacation at my usual spot in Guanacaste, Costa Rica in late July. I'm ready to enjoy the energy coming out of the southern hemisphere and get into some punchier surf. I know my trip is still a few weeks away, but prospects look good. I think the timing of one swell from the next is all I'll really need to worry about. In between now and then,

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