Necessary for any surfer going to Costa Rica

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	• The Surfer's Guide to Costa Rica & SW Nicaragua Mike Parise SurfPress Publishing, 2006 - 130 pages average customer review:based on 13 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Necessary for any surfer going to Costa Rica

This book was a lifesaver. You gotta read it BEFORE you go out, because at one spot we hit, turned out to be alligator infested.
But this book is essential and tells spots that would normally be a mystery. Breaks on and off the beaten path.

Read This BEFORE You Plan Your Trip

I've been surfing Costa Rica for 9 years and bought one of the earliest published versions of this book. While growth was slow and things weren't changing quickly, the book was very good. Now, the book gets outdated almost as soon as it goes to print.

The book gives accurate information on all of the major breaks in CR, even though it does leave out some of the out of the way places. (I gave the book an extra star for that.)

If you are looking for information on places to stay at the different breaks, the book is marginal, due to the changing conditions, but if you use it to plan your trips to different breaks, it's worth the price.

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Best surf guide I've seen but still....

All and all this is a decent guidebook. It gives you a breakdown of a lot of surfspots in Costa Rica. However, the information is a little outdated. The names of many hotels/restaurants/hostels, changed many years ago and this hasn't been reflected in the guide. Further, the author seems to mainly list the more upscale establishments. I personally am a shoestring budget surfer, so I didn't find his hotel reccommendations that useful since they seem to mostly be in the upper price range. I also found that many of the spots he claims will be uncrowded, are absolutely packed (Ostional). His information regarding spot specifics is also a bit weak. He usually states something like "Works best on Low tide/High tide", but I didn't find these tips to be true as it is very much dependent on the swell direction and how the sand banks formed this year.

Overall I reccommend it, but when in Costa Rica it is best to ask people there for information rather than relying on the book.

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The most most detailed, most current and best selling surf guide to Costa Rica. Features over 80 breaks on both coasts and over 100 hotels nearest the breaks. Includes a helpful tips section including what to pack and how to pack surfboards. Many maps and helpful driving directions. Not a coffee table picture book or pocket guide. This is a comprehensive, down-and-dirty, backpack ready surf guide.

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