Break Type: Beach break Difficulty Level: All surfers Best Swell Direction: Southwest Ride Direction: Left and right Tides: Mid and high tides
Description
Playa Ballena is a sublime beach located in Puntarenas Province on the Central Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Featuring a range sport [Bahia Ballena Surfing] activities and luscious nature, the beach is one of the greatest tourist attractions. Playa Ballena is a superb surfing platform for beginners and intermediate surfers. It has a very consistent beach break. The beach breaks over a sandy bottom to both directions. The waves are gentle and forgiving riding up to the distance of 150 yards, about chest to head high. The waves are best ridden at mid to high tide with swells and wind coming from the southwest and east respectively. The beach break is mostly secluded with no potential dangers except stingrays and jellyfishes. Due to tropical storms, the months between June to September are the best.
Playa Ballena can be one of the greatest places to learn surfing on the Southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica. The place is quite safe as it has natural land formations and a little bay that do not allow the beach to be completely exposed to the currents and swells.