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Playa Grande


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Costa Rica, Guanacaste

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Surf Spot Characteristics
  alternative namelas tortugas
    Surf Quality
 wave qualityRegional Classic
 experienceall surfers
 surf frequencyregular
    Wave
typebeach-break
 directionright and left
 bottomsandy
 power- fast
- fun
 normal lengthshort (<50m)
 good daynormal (50 to 150m)
    Tide, Swell and Wind
 swell direction- NorthWest
- West
 wind direction- SouthEast
- East
 swell sizestarts working at less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+
 tide positionmid and high tide
 tide movementrising and falling tides
  Author: massimo
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Playa Grande Access
  ask for Las Tortugas Hotel, it's 10 steps from it.
  distanceday trip
  walklong walk (>30 mn)
  easy to find?OK
  public access?public access
  special accessDon't know
    More Details on Surfing
  week crowd crowded
week-end crowd ultra crowded
  dangers- localism
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 its a nice and constant spot but very crowded
  Overview
  Atmosphere standing on beach...main break to your left...other to your right. both good, both crowded , On-shore wind can come up in the afternoon (thermals). Best when high tide is around 6-9am.
  General Go to Las Tortugas Hotel and tell Louis the H-town boys sent you and you want to surf. They'll take care of you. There are simple little things you can do to get in the water and do your thing without 50000 peeps droppin' in on ya. Go for a walk, monkey-trail style, Louis will tell ya where to go....he told me. Bring some shade and board....Great spot...be back in Jan.
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DatumWGS84 [ Help ]
GPS Lat.10° 18.98129' N
GPS Long.85° 50.49534' W
PrecisionApproximate
 
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Playa Grande, Costa rica
By sirponij, 2009-02-01 16:00:00


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Playa Grande, Costa rica
By surfindestin, 2006-11-16 08:00:00
Grande 2

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Playa Grande, Costa rica
By surfindestin, 2006-11-15 08:00:18
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comment by Santiago Garza , 2008-12-03 19:17:13

Grande
I've been living over here for a while and Grande is my favorite wave...
It gets crowded and is pretty useless during low tide, but most spots in this area are. (during low tide, head to el tortugero on the other side of the rivermouth by langosta) The main break for grande is right in front of the parking area, with a couple smaller peaks off to the sides. mostly breaks right but with some solid lefts as well.

Great wave, much bigger than the surrounding areas.

comment by ferdinand, 2008-05-30 23:18:56

Grande
Been hangin out here now for a couple weeks. Chillin with my boy Dingbatz at the end of the road behind Kike's restaurant. He's gotta a surf factory and repairs boards, very well too! He shaped outta huntington for a while so he knows whats up! Fun little baech break break with some potential but the crowds can get annoying like anywhere. Cool low key town with tons of spots within an hour or so driving distance. Might get lucky and see some turtles.

comment by Anonymous, 2008-05-11 02:58:41

yeah
probally one of the funniest waves i ve ever surfed

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