Playa Matapalo Not to be confused with the Matapalo on the Osa Peninsula, this is just an average
beachbreak with no one around surfing it for miles in either direction. Perfect for seclusion and riding chest to overhead high surf, any bigger and the sets close out. The best tide is an hour
before high tide. At low tide the beach is very wide and fun for just playing around or bodysurfing.
Dominicalito is about 2 km. south of Dominical. It is a beachbreak with rocks offshore so at low will
close out and can be trickly getting past the rocks. At high tide it can hold waves up to head high, any bigger and it closes out. Best tide is around high tide. Good for beginners since is
usually small, knee to waist high for most swells.
Dominicalito - The Point This left hand point break is about 3 km. south of Dominical. You can see it break from the road,
but parking here is not always safe. It needs a big southwest or SSW swell to break, and can hold waves up to triple overhead with rides 300 meters or more, no barrels just big lined up walls.
Breaks over a shallow rock ledge, best tides are low to mid tides. At high tide it mushes out.
Punta Achiote is at the north end of Playa Hermosa (not the one by Jaco but near Uvita). It breaks
best from chest high to overhead, most bigger sets close out. At the right tide, there is a nice right that goes about 100 meters and a left that heads into a shallow cove. Never really
crowded.
Playa Hermosa de Uvita Playa Hermosa is a 2 km. stretch of beach that breaks best at higher tides. It is good for beginner
to intermediate level surfers since it is usually smaller and less powerful than Dominical. It is very remote, with no development, and is never crowded.
Playa Ventanas 'Windows' is named for the two caves at the northern end of the beach. At low tide you
can walk through them to see waves breaking inside the cave. (At high tide during big surf it will shoot spray out of the mouth of the cave) There is access to parking on the property of the only
landowner there, but don't leave any valuables in the car. The beach is protected by offshore rock outcroppings, so most of the time the surf is knee to waist. Good for beginners when it's small,
at all tides. When it is any bigger than chest high it closes out, with only a few makeable waves at higher tides.
