Break Type: Rivermouth Difficulty Level: All surfers Best Swell Direction: Northwest, West Ride Direction: Right and left Tides: Mid and high tide, Rising tide
Description
El Estero, also known as Tamarindo Rivermouth, is an estuary found on Playa Tamarindo. It features two sets of waves; north and south. The rivermouth breaks to the right on the southern side and breaks to the left on the northern side. Tamarindo is a beach village located in the province of Guanacaste on the Northern Pacific coast of Costa Rica. The town is blessed with white sand beaches, amazing surf spots, diverse wildlife and sublime jungles. Playa Tamarindo is a long beach renowned for its excellent surfs, estuaries, strong tides and waves rising up to 12 feet. Many surf enthusiasts come to the beach just to experience the awesome waves. The beach has a number of perfect breaks for surfers named Pico Pequeno, Playa Grande and El Estero.
[El Estero Surf Spot Tamarindo] El Estero is situated a short walk away from Tamarindo. It is an exposed rivermouth that breaks over a sand bottom. The break is known to offer consistent surfs throughout the year. It receives offshore winds from the east and good wind direction is from southwest and west. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the best swells rise from northwest and west that can hold up to more than 10 feet. The rivermouth peels in both directions but is more favored towards the right handers. Best time to surf is at a mid to high tide when it is rising. Most of the times, the waves ride up to 150 meters which can go up to 300 meters on a good day. November and December presents biggest waves that can get up to 12 feet! El Estero used to have hollow waves. Due to gradual shifting of sandbars, the waves have since changed. The spot is suitable for all surfers. Beginners can learn to ride the forgiving waves while experienced surfers can have a fun surf session especially when the swell is big. The break is crowd-free during the weekends. However, the beach gets jam packed on the weekends. The water is often polluted and do watch out for the sharks.
right and left rivermouth