When in Costa Rica, you tend to find a lot of beautiful places to spend your time as well as great places to enjoy and explore the waves. Costa Rica is known to having some of the best waves in all 7 continents and surfers tend to agree. The location of this country makes it very keen on having great surfing locations making it one of the best choices for any surfer.
Costa Rica has a total of two coastlines which are the Caribbean and the Pacific of which are fabulous produces of great waves, great for all surfers.
Here is a list of the best places to get the best surfing experience in Costa Rica.
PLAYA HERMOSA
This is one of the most beautiful beaches found around the Santa Teresa area and as the name Hermosa signifies, it is a thing of beauty. It dates as far back as 1975 and maybe longer.
Playa Hermosa is a Long Beach and considered to be the flattest beach here. When the tide is low, it tends to be really huge, and if you love photography as well, it is really beautiful as the wet and tends to reflect the sun. When the tide is high, this is a perfect time to surf as the beach almost completely disappears, giving you both a thrill and a challenge and you can surf any time of the day, but swimming can be really dangerous.
This beach is one of the best surf beaches along with a ride beach break and not far beyond is the Playa Manzanillo. However, you should know there isn’t much of a town here but there are great hotels, surfing camps, and rental villas.
You might be wondering where Playa Hermosa starts and the end of Santa Teresa but the thing is, no one actually knows for certain. However, Playa Hermosa is considered to be one of the most beautiful beaches in the southern Nicoya Peninsula but as famous as you might think it is, if you are looking for a low crowd, this is a place for you.
Perfect Sunset School is located on this beach.
PLAYA DOMINICAL
This beach is famous and has come to be more over the years and more services have been made available to customers and related services. However, it is important to know that Dominical is not as developed as other places such as Jaco and Tamarindo. It is a lot tinier and is often referred to as “cute” and a good place for beginners to practice the waves better.
PLAYA GRANDE
Playa Grande is located just within the Marino Las Baulas national park and is mostly secluded. It offers you quite a lot of beauty as it has beautiful white sands on the beach which is coupled with tropical-like jungle. If you love leatherback sea turtles, then this is a place to be as it attracts quite a lot of them.
It has a beautiful beach break which is known for attracting surfers all over the world. A very good thing about this beach is that it is an ideal learning spot for surfers to learn new skills and techniques. Playa Grande is one of the most consistent beaches in the whole of Costa Rica. There is no problem with visiting the beach at any time of the year.
Conclusion
Costa Rica has a lot of important places to visit, and the beautiful beaches are no exception so when you visit Costa Rica, be sure to check out the waves especially at the very famous Playa Hermosa. Here we offer you the best of services including Surfing, Spanish Courses, Yoga, Freediving and Music all through Costa Rica and we are located just at Playa Hermosa, Santa Teresa, Costa Rica.
Looking for a place to stay, why not visit Perfect Sunset School for a great Accommodation, restaurant and other benefits.
Contact us info@perfectsunsetschool.com
The Perfect Sunset School was founded by Gustavo Merlino in Playa Hermosa from Santa Teresa Beach,Puntarenas, who created the school to share his two strongest passion, surfing and Latin culture.
