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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Salsa Brava
Costa Rica, Caribbean
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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ] |
Latitude: 9° 39.335' N |
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Travel to Carribean coast. Head East from Limon past Cahuita. Salsa Brave is on East side of town heading out. DistanceTake a car WalkInstant access (< 5min) Easy to find?Easy to find Public access?Public access Special access4x4 |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityTotally Epic
ExperiencePros or kamikaze only...
FrequencyDon't know
Wave
TypeReef-coral
DirectionRight
BottomReef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)
PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionEast
Good wind directionSouth
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.5m-2m /5ft-6ft and holds up to 5m / 16 ft and over
Best tide positionAll tides
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
More details
Week crowdCrowded
Week-end crowdCrowded
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
- Rocks
- Localism
Additional Information
Its not that heavy really. Do not get caught inside, like any other reef. Its a tube ride. Some people say it is heavier than back door pipe but they would be liers. Its not Teahupoo. Not so scary reef.
Atmosphere
8 years ago, this was a tropical paradise, now it is a bit wacked. Lots of potential for getting hurt. The area is mind bogglingly beautiful.
General
Its alright I guess...
Author: Anonymous Contributors (4)
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Comments
By Pacaya , 24-11-2010
surf and dive - I am planning to do a trip with my wife, but she likes to dive, and she doesn t want just a surf trip, can I mix dive and surf ?
Is there a nice place to dive in limon ?? thanx for your reply
By joeye , 26-02-2009
strange place - we visited this town in 1994 and back then it was full of potheads, tweakers and drunks - mostly young white pastfari dropout wannnabees subsidized by mom and dad, but we saw weapons and there was a lot of petty theft. the place was dirty and basically a shithole. i dont care how good the wave is, who needs the crap (literally) on land. has the town gotten any better? back then it was the pits.
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