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Costa Rica surfing is everything it promises to be. From toucans to tube-rides, from waves to waterfalls, Dreams In Costa Rica is packed with adventure!
Surf camps offer a unique combination of fun, learning, and total relaxation, and are designed for everyone - from surfers of all abilities, to the traveler searching for a great vacation package. For those not searching for adventure, Costa Rican beaches offers a world-class sunset over the ocean, as well as some of the most perfectly spaced palm trees under which one can stretch a hammock and relax to the sound of the waves.
The Pacific cost beaches are packed with good surf spots, and are the ideal locations to learn to surf. Having the most consistent waves in Costa Rica, the surf is simply never flat here, with a wide variety of nearby beaches and reefs to choose from. Area waves range from small, easy-to-ride rollers, just right for beginners, to larger, more challenging waves for the intermediate to advanced surfer.
We have years of experience teaching our guests not just how to ride waves, but how to enjoy the whole surfing experience, and of course, how to stay safe while you're in the ocean. Our beginner surf instruction program covers all of surfing's fundamentals, with a strong emphasis on ocean safety and awareness. Our qualified instructors teach you the basics, keep you safe, and give you the knowledge you need to advance, because once you start you'll probably be hooked for life!
 Dreams In Costa Rica has extensive experience in providing the perfect Costa Rican surfing vacation for our guests. All of this adds up to what is truly an unforgettable visit to Costa Rica.
Advanced level riders will not be short of challenge or adventure searching out empty, uncrowded waves. Beginners too, will find that they have room to spread out and surf a wave that meets their own level of challenge. There is room for everyone here!
North Pacific Coast
- Potrero Grande ― A right point break, with very fast and hollow waves, located 270 km from San Jose with no road access. You must go to Playas del Coco or Playa Ocotal and proceed from there by rented boat.
- Playa Naranjo (Witch's rock) ― One of the best breaks in the country, with very strong off-shore winds from December to March. This wilderness point is located in the national park of Santa Rosa. You must go totally prepared for camping since there are no facilities. A good 4x4 is a must, and don’t forget you mosquito net.
- Playa Grande ― Beach break, located about 20 minutes north of Tamarindo. Accessible by road. You will not be disappointed; this is a wave rich region with miles of empty beach breaks.
- Playa Tamarindo ― Here you will find two mains points, Pico Pequeño a rocky point in front of the hotel Tamarindo, and El Estero, an excellent river mouth break.
- Langosta ― A right and left point break that curls off the mouth of a a small river, located 1 km south of Tamarindo. A mostly rocky shoreline with small pockets of sandy beach.
- Avellanas ― Good beach break, “guanacasteco” featuring very hollow rights and lefts. Located 10 km south of Tamarindo. Avellanas is a long stretch of white sand.
- Playa Negra ― A right point break with very fast waves, 350 km from San Jose. Playa Negra is one of the best breaks in the country located 5 km south of playa Avellanas.
- Nosara Beach ― break, with lefts and rights. About 350 km from San Jose. You go from San Jose to Nicoya and from there to Nosara. It takes approximately 5 hours to get there.
- Playa Coyote, Manzanillo, and Mal Pais ― Beach breaks, with very consistent lefts and rights and several points. A 4x4 vehicle is recommended. Now you can find a lot of places to stay.
Central Pacific Coast
- Boca Barranca ― A river mouth with a very long left, located 100 km of San Jose with excellent access, paved road. Many places to stay. Dark water during rainy season scares off many. Boca Barranca and any other nearby beach are no contaminated. Boca Barranca offers some of the best waves of the country.
- Puerto Caldera ― This spot has very good left located 3 km south of Boca Barranca, Puntarenas.
- Playa Tivives and Valor ― Featuring a variety of waves from beach breaks (Tivives) to a rocky point (valor). Good quality rights and lefts.
- Playa Escondida ― Excellent point break that peaks up forming a very good left and a surfable right. Accessible by land if you are a member of the beach club (fresh water shower on the beach for member and guests), or by taxi boat to the south cove. You can rent a boat from playa Jaco or playa Herradura.
- Playa Jaco ― Can be a good beach break when the surf is not too big. It tends to close out when it gets over 5 feet. Playa Jaco is approximately 2 hours from San Jose( 140 km), and the waves are not always dependable. One of its principal attractions is surfing because of its location and being so close to playa Hermosa, playa Escondida, and Boca Barranca, Puntarenas. Jaco has hotels, cabins and camp grounds.
- Roca Loca ― Located 1.5 km south of playa Jaco. A rocky point with rights that break over submerged rocks. To get the point, you will have to climb a small hill.
- Playa Hermosa and Others ― Very strong beach break. This long stretch of break peaks working any given day, but the preferred sand bar is located in front of a large tree known as the Almendro. The wave conditions are generally best when the tide is rising. Don’t forget the tip the kids who open the gate for your car.
- Esterillos Este, Esterillos Oeste, Bejuco, Boca Damas ― It has beach breaks, good wave forms, the points is located very close to playa Hermosa, providing easy access with nearby accommodations. The wave conditions are very similar to those of playa Hermosa.
South Pacific Coast
- Quepos ―This small left point is found at the river mouth in the city of Quepos, easy access with many restaurants and accommodations.
- Playita Manuel Antonio ― Beach break, lefts and rights with good shape. This coastal area needs larger swell for the surf to show.
- Playa El Rey ― Rights and lefts beach break peaks. Best access to get there is taking the road to playa Dominical, 25 minutes from Quepos, in Roncador go right 11 km and you will be there.
- Playa Dominical ― Good, strong beach break with lefts and rights. Beautiful landscapes and very tropical.
- Drake's Bay ― Accessible only by boat. This remote break offers long, powerful waves when the swell is running. Boca del Rio Sierpe, is another place with exciting potential for the same kind of waves. Corcovado national park is an adjacent kingdom of lush, tropical wilderness, approximately 1-1/2 hours by boat.
- Pavones ― Excellent left point, considered one of the longest in the world. Good shape and very fast. It is located 400 kms south of San Jose (8 hours by car). Bring camping gear if you wish to hangout. A half-hour boat ride out on the peninsula, across from Pavones, is reputedly a series of right points equivalent of Pavones―world class lefts.
- Matapalo ― Excellent right point located in front of Pavones, you can get there by road from Pavones or by car from Golfito. Perfect waves.
- Punta Burica ― Very remote reef breaks. Accessible only by boat, no accommodations available, bring camping gear for sure. Not much known, but it is the place to go if you really want to get away.
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