Ollie's Point

Surf Guide

With offshores funneling through the jungle, smelling like, well victory or something, perfectly tapered rights peeling down the rock-strewn point, a grassy headland above and crystal clear water underneath, regular-foots could be forgiven for thinking they've died and gone to heaven at Ollie's Point. Really. The rivermouth/pointbreak has to be one of the more enjoyable rights in the world -- almost as good as a warm-water Rincon (minus the crowd). The only problem with Ollie's Point is its narrow swell window -- it has to be a solid south swell to even show, and even then, Witches Rock (and Tamarindo and Playa Hermosa, etc.) are generally bigger. But if you get it on a head-high to slightly overhead day, your bag of tricks will get deeper as the day goes on, as the wave is as long as it is forgiving. There are even occasional tube sections, especially when the wintertime offshore wind blows). The only practical way to get to Ollie's is by getting a boat taxi from nearby Playas de Coco, which you can easily organize from surf shops in Tamarindo, including Iguana Surf (ph: 653-0148; www.iguanasurf.net ); Mariesas (ph: 653-0224), just down the road, and the High Tide Surf Shop (ph: 653-0108) a block or so east of town's main T-junction. Also, check out www.witchesrocksurfcamp.com on your way into town. Or, you can try www.costaricasurfcharters.com and stay overnight offshore at Ollie's. This option will allow for a lonely dawn patrol with just you and whoever else you brought along on the boat. Click here to download Surfline's North Costa Rica Surf Guide pdf.