Quepos & Manuel Antonio

                                         Marker - Quepos
                                          GPS Coordinates
                               Latitude  9.4319444               Longitude  -84.1611111


                                                                                Quepos - Manuel Antonio

              Quepos Bombie

Wave Type - Peak, Submerged Reef
Bottom - Uneven Reef
 Swell Window - South/Southwest
Tide - Low to Mid
Wind - Northeast


                                   Quepos

Quepos is primarily a fishing town, not really known for its surf. It lies between Jaco and Dominical and is a great place for surf travelers to stop to stretch their legs and grab a bite to eat. There will usually be some surfers out but it is somewhat sheltered from swells, they need some good size before it will start to break. It can, however, get good when the swell is just right. At the Quepos rivermouth waves will used to roll in and break off a jetty into the rivermouth. It was a fast breaking left that could break for up to 200 yds when its working. It needed a good size swell to work and it broke best at mid to low tide. It worked best at chest to headhigh but used to hold double overhead waves. Sadly, the building of the Pez Vela Marina has pretty much killed the wave.

The water at the rivermouth is very polluted.

Quepos has an ample supply of hotels and restaurants. It is also one of the main places for fishing charters.

Quepos Surf Report at:
magicseaweed.com/Quepos-Jetty-Surf-Report/3343/


                              Quepos Bombie

A spot offshore, south of the jetty is Quepos Bombie. It is a submerged slab that produces waves with big swells. It is occasionally good for tow-in. 

           Manuel Antonio - Playitas


Just down the road from Quepos is Manuel Antonio. Manuel Antonio is best known for Costa Rica's Manuel Antonio National Park and its large gay community. The town of Manuel Antonio is up the hill from the beach and is home to a number of very nice hotels and restaurants. 

Playitas is a break located about a 3/4 of a mile north of the National Park entrance and accessed by walking. It is just past a large rock formation that you will see offshore.

Playitas breaks best at high tide with chest to just overhead waves. Bigger sets have a tendency to close out. Playitas is a very popular spot for local surfers and bodyboarders and can be very crowded.



                  Manuel Antonio    

Just to the north of the entrance of Manuel Antonio National Park  is a great beach for learning how to surf. There is an island just offshore that blocks most swells and it is rarely over waist high. The waves that do break, break best at high tide. It is often quite crowded with newbies taking suf lessons and beginners with soft boards.



                     Playa El Rey

Down the beach from Manuel Antonio, but only accessible by driving (about 5 km on the road to Dominical) is Playa El Rey. It is a quiet, uncrowded beach that is best with waves that are up to a foot overhead. The waves can be very clean but will close out in bigger surf. It is popular spot for longboarders. The best tide to catch it is high.

               Quepos Jetty

Wave Type - Left Jetty
Bottom - Rock and Sand
Swell Window - South to West
Tide - All
Wind - East