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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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Dominical
Costa Rica, Pacific South
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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ] |
Latitude: 9° 14.916' N |
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Dominical is about a 4 hour drive through the mountains from San Jose, or about 2 1/2 hours south from Jaco. sick for bodyboarding . DistanceSurf trip WalkInstant access (< 5min) Easy to find?Easy to find Public access?Don't know Special access4x4 |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencyDon't know
Wave
TypeBeach-break
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy
PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionNorthWest, West, SouthWest
Good wind directionSouthEast, East, NorthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to
Best tide positionMid and high tide
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
More details
Week crowdFew surfers
Week-end crowdFew surfers
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
Additional Information
This is Costa Rica's version of Puerto Escondido, so bring more stick than you think you will need. Lots of broken boards.
Atmosphere
Great town, good people. This is a surf town but it is much less developed than Jaco and Tamarindo. Other spots in the area give you an alternative to this powerful break.
General
Beautiful scenery. Picture a rain forest meeting the ocean.
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By Anonymous , 04-08-2009
Buy boards in Dominical - Hey I'm heading to Dominical in a few months. Looking at the airlines it's pretty expensive to fly a board over there from New Zealand. Any ideas how easy it is to buy a new board, and how much they go for? Cheers
By skateman , 21-05-2007
About Dominical - I've been to Dominical a few times over the years and like'd it plenty. I've been surfing 20 years now, but a few feet overhead and up at Dominical is pretty brutal paddle-wise. I woke up one morning and it was about 3-4 feet overhead, perfect tide, etc. and I was literally the only one out. It took me 30 minutes to reach the lineup, I took one wave, pulled off, and turned around to see swells stacked to the horizon. I was like "To hell with that!" If you can catch it kind of in-between macking southwest swell events on a highish tide before the onshores come on (happens more than you might think), you'll have an all-time session. Truth be told, no one goes out when it gets over 10 feet (at least not when I've been there) as it's impossible to get out and it closes out - everyone goes to this kind of mediocre left point maybe 10 minutes south.Also, stay away from the deserted beach called Playa Hermosa about 15 minutes south of Dominical - my wife got mugged there while my brother and I were in the water.
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By Anonymous , 04-08-2009
Buy boards in Dominical - Hey I'm heading to Dominical in a few months. Looking at the airlines it's pretty expensive to fly a board over there from New Zealand. Any ideas how easy it is to buy a new board, and how much they go for? Cheers