Since Friday, Oct. 30, we have not had much in the way of waves to talk about. They were waist-to chest-high all through the weekend. However, the conditions were favorable for the Sol Surf 09 surfing contest: no heavy onshore winds, meaning that the waves stayed semi-glassy for the weekend.

He can fly: Jason Torres has lift off of a wave at Manuel Antonio's Sol Surf 09 competition, which he won.

Photo courtesy of Philippe Demarsan

The central Pacific Jacó area had chest- to head-high surf with an out-going tide in the mornings, so shape was lost with the tide at some breaks. At, Dominical, the story was the same, but with a little more size, and with the waves pitching hard from top to bottom. Good surfers had fun, and there were some buckled boards, even with the small surf.

As all probably know by now, Jason Torres won the men's division in the Sol Surf 09 contest here on the small waist to chest surf.

Conditions from Monday to Thursday: head-high wind swell with poor shape.

Tropical Storm Ida in the Caribbean produced strong onshore winds on the Pacific, and blowing any shape away, along with some hard rains as the squalls move through.

Forecast

She's got it: Merary Jiménez of Quepos shows the central Pacific crowd how it's done.

Photo courtesy of Justin Gillis

Surf at the Pacific breaks for the next week looks weak, as no storm systems are forming now in the southern or western Pacific. Most systems are coming out of the north and while that may be good for the North Shore of Hawaii, it's no help for us here in Central America.

That's all folks.
Smile in the line up and on the beach!

Hasta la próxima

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