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1.Manzanillo: A very fast beach break located 20 km from Puerto Viejo, Limon. Here you find rustic lodging and typical food. Located close to an unpaved road, and easy to get to.

2.Puerto Viejo: A very thick and voluminous wave that comes from deep water onto a shallow reef, also called "salsa" for its juice power. This place gets very big and tubular (legitimate big wave). Salsa is approximately a 3-1/2 hour drive from San Jose and there is a restaurant and accommodations close to the point.

3.Black Beach: An excellent beach break in Cahuita, not well known and therefore not heavily visited. Nevertheless, there are waves all year round.

4.Westfalia: A stretch of beach breaks extending south from Limon to Cahuita, offering lefts and rights that tend to close out where the swell gets too big.

5.Playa Bonita: A point/reef break known for its very thick, powerful and dangerous left. Located 5 km north of downtown Limon.

6.Portete: A small bay located north of playa Bonita with a right working off the southernmost point. Since it is close to Limon, you will find easy access.

7.Isla Uvita: An island off the coast of Limon. Here you will find a good left. Isla Uvita is about a 20 minute boat ride from Limon with passage available at certain times of the year.

8.The North Caribbean Coast: Good beach break waves accessible via Tortuguero channels or by private plane. You can rent a boat to take you through the channels near Puerto Moin, 15 km north of playa Bonita.

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9.Potrero Grande: A right point break with very fast and hollow waves. Located 270 kms from San Jose with no road access. To get there you must go to Playa de Coco or Playa Ocotal and proceed by rented boat.

10.Playa Naranjo (Witch's rock): One of the best breaks in the country, with very strong off-shore winds from December to March. This wilderness point is located in the national park of Santa Rosa. You must go totally prepared for camping since there are no facilities. A good 4x4 is a must. And don't forget your mosquito net

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20. Boca Barranca: A river mouth with a very long left, located 100 kms of San Jose with excellent access. Many places to stay. Dark water during rainy season scares off many. Boca Barranca and any other nearby beaches are not contaminated. Boca Barranca offers some of the best waves in the country.

21. Puerto Caldera: This spot has very very good left located 3 km south of Boca Barranca, Puntarenas.

22. Playas Tivives and Valor: Featuring a variety of waves from beach breaks (Tivives) to a rocky point (Valor). Good quality rights and lefts.

23. Playa Escondida: Excellent point break that peaks up forming a very good left and a surfable right. Accessible by land if you are a member of the beach club there (fresh water shower on the beach for member and guests) or by taxi boat to the cove to the south. You can rent a boat from Playa Jaco or Playa Herradura.

24. Playa Jaco: Can be a good beach break when the surf is not too big. Tends to close out when it gets over 5 feet. Playa Jaco is approximately 2 hours from San Jose (140 km) and the waves are not always dependable. One of its principal attractions has been surfing because of its location on the Central Pacific and its being so close to a great quantity of places, specially Playa Hermosa, Playa Escondida, and Boca Barranca, Puntarenas.

25. Roca Loca: Located 1.5 km south of Playa Jaco, a rocky point with rights that break over submerged rocks. To get to the point you will have to climb a small hill.

26. Playa Hermosa: A very strong and long stretch of beach break peaks working any given day, but the preferred sand bar is located in front of a large tree known as the Almendro. The wave conditions are generally best when the tide is rising. Don't forget to tip the kids who open the gate for your car.

27, 28, 29,30. Esterillos Este, Esterillos Oeste, Bejuco, Boca Damas: Beach breaks, good wave forms, the points located very close to Playa
Hermosa making access easy . Many nearby accommodations.
The wave conditions are very similar to those of Playa Hermosa.

31. Quepos: This small left point is found at the river mouth in the city of Quepos. Easy access. Many restaurants and accommodations.

32. Playa Manuel Antonio: Beach break, lefts and rights with good shape. This coastal area needs larger swells for the surf to show.

33. Playa El Rey: Rights and lefts beach break peaks. Best access to get there is taking the road to Playa Dominical, 25 minutes from Quepos, then go right in Roncador about 11 kms and you're there.

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34. Playa Dominical: Good, strong beach break with lefts and rights. Beautiful landscapes and very tropical.

35. Drake's Bay and Area: Accessible only by boat. This remote break offers long, powerful waves when the swell is running. Boca del Rio Sierpe is another place with exciting potential for the same kind of waves. Next to it is Corcovado National Park, a kingdom of lush, tropical wilderness. Approximately 1-1/2 hours by boat.

36. Matapalo: Excellent right point located in front of Pavones. You can get there by road from Pavones or by car from Golfito. Perfect waves.

37. Pavones: Excellent left point, considered one of the longest in the world. Good shape and very fast. It is located 400 kms from San Jose (8 hours by car). Bring camping gear if you wish to hang out there. Out on the peninsula across Pavones a half-hour boat ride away is reputedly a series of right points the equivalent of Pavones world class lefts.

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