The running joke is that Betsy only surfs in Costa Rica – she only shreds the Pacific Juice. So this weekend we took the kids out to the Isle of Palms and all 3 kids rode waves on Ellie’s circa 1980 5’10″ twin fish. Of course Uncle Jeff and I also took our turns. I really have to get a leash plug added to that board…
IANAWF (I am not a weather forecaster) but it looks to me like the Southern Hemi Storm Train is lining up nicely for the Whiskey Tango Surf Club’s 2007 visit to Playa Guiones, Nosara, Costa Rica
Here’s what it looks like today (from the StormSurf website):
And here’s the forecast for a week from today (again from the StormSurf website):
So, using my magical power patented technique of Predictive Interpolation, I see us getting the tender juicy bits of storm system #2 when we arrive, followed by the long period high energy leading edge of storm system #3 nearer the end of the trip.
To summarize for the layman – the water will be wet and there will be much playing in it.
Pura Vida!
Click here for 15-day weather forecast for Samara (15 mi south of Nosara)
Automatically updated from MagicSeaweed!!
So, a 220-degree swell in Costa Rica must come from a place that’s nearly due south on the map, right? Well, yes, if the map is the kind of projection that turns great circles into straight lines (Gnomonic).
Actually, a great circle from 22-degrees to a point on Costa Rica’s pacific coast will put you right near the southern tip of New Zealand, on your common Mercator projection. Check out this map from StormSurf.com – one of my new favorite sites for surf forecasting.
My six year old daughter Olivia says “that wave has your name all over it.” Yes, those were her exact words. I’ll go with that 
Props to PapaG’s Costa Rica Surf Forecast and Soul Arch Photo in Nosara