Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Playa Avellanas
Intermediate
Reef break
Sand bottom
Peels both
0.6–3 m
Any tide
A string of peaks in front of the Lola's restaurant beach, from mellow inside waves to a fast, barreling outside reef on bigger northwest swell. Tamarindo's quieter neighbour with a devoted longboard scene and consistent winter surf.
Hazards
RipRocks
Conditions
- Best swell
- NW, W, WNW
- Best wind
- E, NE
- Season
- Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar
- Wave size
- 0.6–3 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 10.2100, -85.7980
Facilities
ParkingToiletsCafeSurf SchoolBoard Rental