Picture miles upon miles of white sandy beaches, clean surf breaks, epic waves, and water so warm there’s no need for a wetsuit.
Costa Rica is a surfers paradise, and a world class surfing destination for beginners and surf pros alike. With beaches less crowded than that of California, Indonesia, Hawaii and Australia, Costa Rica was the perfect location for an uncoordinate like myself to learn to surf. And believe it or not, by the end of my lesson I managed to stand on the board!
Want proof?
The Central Pacific Coast is the most accessible spot in Costa Rica for great surf. Only a short distance from San Jose, Boca Barranca is a beach which offers “one of Costa Rica’s longest rides”.
Sarah and Johary operate Pacific Central Surf & Adventure right on the beach in front of the Doubletree by Hilton Central Pacific Resort, and work closely with the hotel to provide great rates for guests. Rumor is they are the best in Costa Rica, and to see me standing on a board after only one lesson I don’t doubt that for a second!!
Contact Sarah or Johary: pacificcentralsurf.pcs@gmail.com
We are currently traveling on behalf of Doubletree by Hilton DTour; a whole new way to plan – and share – your travels. We are staying at Doubletree by Hilton Resort Central Pacific.
10 Comments
Fantastic!!! Surfing Video…so proud of you! You Go GIRL! xoo
I have lived in San Diego my entire life and have never tried to surf. Good for you for trying it out!
I enjoyed watching the video and many congratulations on learning so quickly!
I did find it quite amusing watching you wave your arms in the air, a bit like a windmill on the waves! :-)
Costa Rica sounds like the perfect place to learn to surf and the water doesn’t seem too wild either.
Looks like you had a fun time learning to surf. Great video!
Wow, that sounds like an awesome experience, especially since you got to learn in Costa Rica of all places!
Looks like you had such a great time…congrats on learning how to stand on a surfboard. Now you can finally call yourself a true Aussie! Hahaha :-)
I remember when I first learned here in Florida…my favorite time was during hurricane season. Biggest wave caught? A massive 13 footer during Hurricane Katrina (of course not on film)! Such a great sport, keep at it!
Go you! That’s awesome. Unfortunately my surfing lessons in Costa Rica weren’t as successful. Our instructor was awesome, but I was… not. haha! we have some pretty epic photos of me bellyflopping into the water though ;-P
Nice job on getting up! It would be fun to take a lesson, especially in Costa Rica! We tried in Florida once–the waves weren’t very good, but we both got up for a quick second–definitely weren’t very steady though!
Wow, you’re brave! Good for you for trying it out. I was recently in Samara, Costa Rica and thought about learning to surf, but didn’t do it. Next time for sure – you’ve inspired me!
That’s awesome that you were able to stand up on the board just in your first lesson. Looks like you wrote this post almost a year ago. Hopefully, you are a pro surfer by now. I took some surfing classes when I was in Costa Rica a few months ago. I think Costa Rica has some great beginner surf beaches which makes it ideal for most to learn surfing there.