Surf Travel Guides for Baja, Costa Rica and Nicaragua
It started in 1996 with The Surfer's Guide to Costa Rica, the first comprehensive surf travel guide, covering not
only the breaks and their characteristics, but detailed info on how to get there, what to pack, where to stay and
other helpful tips. The Costa Rica guide was followed by The Surfer’s Guide to Baja in 1999. Then in 2006 the
Costa Rica guide added Nicaragua.
Many, many guides have since followed in these footsteps, especially for Costa Rica, one of the more popular
surf travel destinations. They all had great pictures (The Surfer’s Guide to Costa Rica originally had none), and
some have been pretty good, but none with the same level of detail or as frequent updates.
The tradition continues, with more online than ever before. But if you want the full-on guide, with all the details
of where to surf and sleep, check out the good old-fashioned guidebooks. The full, highly detailed books are
still available at your local surf shop or online retailer - practical surf travel guides you can cram in a backpack
and take anywhere. Notebook-size recycled paper, not pocket-books, so they're perfect for adding your own
travel notes and further detail to the maps, customizing for your surf travel needs. Leave your laptop at home,
save your printer ink and don't worry about searching out internet cafes. Pack your books for proper Central
America and Mexico surf travel. Then go online when it's convenient, not a necessity. Or, if you have a few extra
bucks, bring your phone with an international data plan and log on here.
As always, we recommend you check Surfline, MagicSeaweed, WaveWatch, Nicaragua Surf Report and Surf-
Forecast for up-to-date surf conditions. And the State Department for the latest travel warnings. But always,
before you go be sure to get your detailed travel background, surf travel tips, surf travel news, packing tips and
more at The Surfer's Guides to Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Baja.
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