Pico Pequeño Surfing FAQ - Tamarindo Costa Rica
Channel: Witch's Rock Surf Camp
Date: 2020-08-10

For this second surf capsules, Ryan from reservations (who also is a surf science guru) breaks down one of Tamarindo's funnest surf spots, Pico Pequeño. 

Located just 200 meters south of Witch's Rock Surf Camp, Pico Pequeño (little peak) is a fun novelty wave that can pack a small punch given the right conditions. There are some hidden rocks on the beach here which act to refract the wave and offer a really fun, "wedge wave" as it reaches the beach. When it's working, the wave will crumble on the outside into white water and then reform into a playful peak on the inside. Most surfers will try to catch the white water out the back and them pump into the reform wave for an easy transition. 

To make Pico Pequeño work, the most important attribute is the High tide. The waver generally only works for about 3 hours (1.5 hours on either side of high tide). Also, there needs to be at least a medium sized swell with a nice westerly angle to creep into Tamarindo. This means at least 205 degrees and up. Last thing is a nice long period (14 seconds +) so the wave has the ability to refract around the rocks. 

This is an ideal wave for groms who are looking for a powerful alternative than the rivermouth or beachbreak. 

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