SELINA SURF CLUB JACO Central Pacific - Dominical, Hermosa & Jaco, Costa Rica
SELINA SURF CLUB JACO has been welcoming Surfholidays.com guests since Jan 2010
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7 Nights of Accomodation
5 Surf Lessons
Daily Breakfast, 7 Lunch, 3 Dinner.
1 Hot Desk (1 week)
Free Wifi
Selina staff on hand
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Get caught up in Jaco’s anything to goes lifestyle. Ride on horseback through the rainforest or take an ATV tour to waterfalls and beaches off the beaten path. Get your adrenaline pumping with our surf lessons or zipline through the forest canopy. Selina stands out for its connectivity, sense of community, and commitment to sustainability. Jaco truly has everything: every modern convenience, great cuisine, shopping and an all to you to can to handle nightlife.
Jaco has incredible year round surf conditions for all surfing levels, probably one of the best places worldwide to improve your surfing or learn to surf for the first time. The long beach of Jaco features a small beach break with lots of peaks. The waves break over a sandy bottom to the right and left. Although the waves have an average quality with an ordinary power, they remain consistent throughout the year and provide a great base for all sorts of surfers. Unlike other beaches, a southern swell creates small surf as it is protected by a western bay.
Selina Jaco is known for being a place to connect in one of the most popular destinations in Costa Rica. This is where our tribe congregates, whether at our swimming pool, cinema room, or Playground. Partner up in salsa lessons, morning yoga, or our Sunset bonfire. Escape San Jose for a quick trip to Jaco and see what all the hype is about.
SELINA SURF CLUB JACO has been welcoming Surfholidays.com guests since Jan 2010
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Wonderful!!!
We are delighted with the friendliness, facilities, quality and service !! Magnificent surf club, very friendly instructors !! They got my children and I to stand on the surf board within an hour. Swimming pool was a nice addition as was the restaurant on the beach.
Magnifico
Un nuevo concepto
Me parece un lugar muy cool, tienen un concepto muy completo para vacacionar y para todos. Esta todo nuevo y en la playa!
We don't provide airport transfers but you can book one easily here: Airport Transfers
Instructors
Mike
Main Surf Beach: Playa Jacó
Beginner Surf Lessons
2 hours, Surfboard included. Student ratio: 1/4. Key concepts:
Beach safety
Positioning yourself correctly both on the surfboard & in the ocean
How to paddle, pop up & ride your first wave in the broken white water waves
How to get “out back” to the gree unbroken waves & ride them to the beach
How to play with speed & Turn in both directions
You will learn about rips, tides & surfer etiquettes
Intermediate Surf Lessons
2 hours, Surfboard included. Student ratio: 1/4. Key concepts:
How to paddle out through waves-acquire advence turtle rolling & duck diving skills
How to pisition yourself correctly in the line up
How to catch unbroken waves
Improve your timing
Taking the drop
Learn to turn (backside & frontside) and slow down on your board
How to read the ocean, to get the best waves, rips and current
Advanced Surf Lessons
2 hours, Surfboard included. Student ratio: 1/4. Key concepts:
How to paddle out through waves-acquire advence turtle rolling & duck diving skills
How to pisition yourself correctly in the line up
How to catch unbroken waves
Improve your timing
Taking the drop
Learn to turn (backside & frontside) and slow down on your board
How to read the ocean, to get the best waves, rips and current
Private Surf Lessons
2 hours per day. Surfboards included.
Lessons for your level
Surf Guide
Surf guidings are perfect for you as it include transport to/from beaches with the best conditions for your level. Our staff are here to accommodate all your needs & are equipped with the best local knowledge as well as passion for surfing.
SUP Lessons
2 hours, Surfboard included.
Playa Hermosa
Level: Intermediate
Is a 7km beach break, one of the most perfect and powerful waves in Costa Rica. This is where some of the world’s top surfers come to pay homage to the sport, the locals call it the “national stadium of surf”. The small and medium swells are perfect for intermediate surfers who want to get to the next level and perfect for those advanced surfers looking to show off a little. For the non to surfers, there are great beaches and beautiful landscapes to be enjoyed.
Type of waves: Beach break (sandbar); right and left to hander (picky wave), all tides work well with hollow and fast waves in low to medium tide (good barrels), fast and slow in the high tide (good for turns).
For intermediate and advanced surfers.
Playa Esterillas
Level: All Levels
Is a 12km beach break with all kinds of waves imaginable. You’ll be surfing solo with very few outside of the group taking on this swell. This spot is for beginners to advance, all surfing the same beach.
Types of waves: beach break (sandbar); right and left to hander (picky wave); slow and fatty waves especially for longboarders (beginners to advanced), to hollow and faster waves for those more advanced.
Palo Seco
Level: Intermediate
Is a 6km long quiet and empty beach. Depending on the day the swell can be good for beginners to advanced. Quips (the pier) is a small bay and marina. Where the pier meets the river mouth it produces the perfect sandbar, which is great for beginners through to advanced
Types of waves: Beach break (Sandbar); right and left to hander (picky wave). Low to mid tide is normally hollow and perfect for surfing, especially in Quepos where the break is a long left to hander (point break with a good sandbar). In Palo Seco the break is better in the mid to high tide and is very good for curves and turns.
For intermediate and advanced
Playa Herradura (La Isla/Escondido)
Level: Intermediate
Is great for those surfers who are experienced and want to push themselves. The wave break outside the Herradura bay near the island is good for those trying outside point breaks out at sea. It’s a ten to minute boat ride with amazing views of the beach. This is a great trip for those intermediate surfers who want to try a special wave.
Type of Wave: Point Break (rocky point); left to hander (approx 700 metres). This wave works well in the low to mid tide and big swells, big walls for turns and cutbacks.
For intermediate and advanced
Punta Leona/Agujas
Level: All Levels
On this trip, you’ll find waves for all levels of surfers. There are two small bays with fantastic clear water, making it an amazing place for snorkelling as well as SUP. When the beach break is good, this is one of the best options for beginners or intermediates who want to try surfing a longer wave.
Type of wave: Beach/Point Break (rocky/sandbar); right and left to hander (in different points). Playa Agujas, Type of Wave: Point Break/Rivermouth (rocky/sandbar). Punta Leona, Type of Wave: Beach/Point Break (rocky/sandbar); right and left to hander (in different points) this waves work well in all the tides but only when the swell is pumping.
Boca Barranca
Level: Intermediate
This trip to Boca Barranca will take you to a big river mouth where the left roll is one of the longest in the world during the perfect swell. When it’s on this is the best place for intermediates and advanced surfers who want to surf the longest waves of their lives.
Type of Wave: Point Break/Rivermouth (rocky/sandbar); left hander (aprox 900 meters ride). This amazing wave works very well in all tides. During low tide it makes a perfect hollow wave and in the high tide it’s great for turns.
For intermediate and advanced
The bigger swell season in the Central Pacific area is from May to November with waves consistently from 2-6 feet, sometimes bigger. Costa Rica's summer months & dry season is from December to April. Waves tend to be really fun clean 3-4 foot.
Surfing Jaco
The main beach in this surf town is a long 3 km beach break good for beginners and intermediates with many different peaks. If the swell gets above head high it tends to close out. South of the bay is Roca Loca, a right reef break that can hold up 10 feet at times.
Further south is Hermosa beach. It has a really good vibe to hang out, meet people and get in the water every day. It is a 7km long dark sandy beach breaks that works best on high tide. If you want to escape the crowd head further south. The beach packs a punch and when it's bigger it will rip those board shorts right off you and challenge even the best surfer.
Further along the coast you will find Esterillos about 10k south of Hermosa. Another fun beach break that is a swell magnet and if your looking for an uncrowded wave, take a walk down the beach and pick a peak.
Still heading south you will find other spots include Seco, Bejuco and Playa Espadilla, a great beginners surf beach in the popular surf town of Manuel Antonio.
Surfing Dominical
Less crowded than other surf towns in Costa Rica. Dominical is a much longer trek from San José so it does not tend to get the same amount of surfers that Jaco has. Dominical is a wave magnet and has been called the most consistent surf spot in Costa Rica. The towns main break, Playa Dominical works best on Mid to high tide as at low tide it can be just a shore dump. It tends to be a better spot for Advanced, intermediates as it can get powerful.
2km south is Dominicalito, a beachbreak that is great for beginners. Further on 1 km is The point, with rides of up to 250 meters! There are many more breaks to be discovered, and teh further on south you go the emptier the breaks.
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