COVID-19 Disrupts Surf Season Schedule
- APR 08, 2020They say you can’t go home again, but here I am, back at my original publication base writing the Costa Rica Surf Report. Nearly 20 years ago, I wrote my first Surf Report f
Surfing Costa Rica
Surfing Ollie’s Point after the Storm
- FEB 26, 2020In October 2017, a huge storm devastated most of the beaches in Costa Rica. Playas del Coco was totally flooded. Significant beachfront destruction was widespread and the ocea
Surf Profile Costa Rica: Dean Bushby
- FEB 26, 2020Years ago, Dean Bushby, a computer network engineer from Leeds, United Kingdom, fell off a motorcycle he was riding in Thailand. Loss of his leg was the consequence. Over the
Esterillos Oeste and the Enigmatic Mermaid
- FEB 26, 2020The seven-kilometer-long beach of Esterillos, about 20 minutes south of Jacó, has become over the years one of Costa Rica’s most fun places to catch waves. In fact, it cons
Surfing Witch’s Rock With Robert August
- FEB 26, 2020Robert August’s jokes are pretty corny. Yet, it’s a privilege hearing them told by someone who happens to be a surfing legend. At age 18, the Huntington Beach, California
Rip Current Caution
- DEC 30, 2019Rip Current Caution: Don’t Be a Statistic. Rip currents are the leading surf hazard for all beachgoers. They are particularly dangerous for weak or non-swimmers. Rip current
Ocean Rescue Training Aims to Decrease Drownings
- DEC 30, 2019Ocean Rescue Training Aims to Decrease Drownings: Internationally Accredited Lifesaving Clinic with Vamos Youth a Success. Costa Rica has continually been rated as the safest
Surf Profile Costa Rica: Jefferson Tascon
- DEC 30, 2019Surf Profile Costa Rica: Jefferson Tascon. Spend a significant amount of time in the ocean and it’s only natural to want to protect it. Jefferson Tascon is a surfer with an
Costa Rica Tide Charts March and April 2020
- NOV 01, 2019Howler’s Costa Rica Tide, Sun and Moon Charts for March and April 2020 brought to you by Frijoles Loco Surf Shop and Rip Jack Inn. They have you covered in Playa Grande
Surfboard Shopping Guide
- OCT 30, 2019Surfboard Shopping Guide. Photo above from left to right: white shortboard, light pink longboard, light blue longboard, light green with stripe funboard, purple longboard, blu