Comments on: Surf Pavones, Costa Rica: World’s Second Longest Wave

By: Evan

Evan — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:50:36 +0000

Pavones is as good if not better than the images. Although it needs some size to start working. But once it starts working it can be a 400 yard long ride. The outer point is bigger and section more across the river mouth, but you can expect 50-100 yard long waves here. The inner point is pure perfection, it doesn’t section, just reels off perfectly for up over 100 yards. It’s a little bit out of the way and crowded but well worth the journey.

By: Gooey!

Gooey! — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:24:01 +0000

horrible place with nothing like the pictures, definitely someone photoshoping lefts on a beach, it’s actually a right that ends in this Croc lined sandbar, U R Better off surfing Jaco for it’s perfection and friendly locals

By: Eli

Eli — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:44:37 +0000

hey i go there every year and what i say is fly to san jose then take nature air to golfito then either ride the bus to pavones (or punto banko way nicer to stay and talk to jerry about renting bikes.) or rent a car in golfito. in pavones you can easly get a boat ride over to matopalo on the peninsala which is also a very nice wave.

By: edier

edier — Sat, 09 May 2009 23:37:59 +0000

i like your wed site.
i am a local because i am living in pavones…

By: nuno

nuno — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:04:50 +0000

Hey, im a bit confused..
i´ve read about a bay called tamarindo.. and to my surprise ther is some kind of connection between pavones and tamarindo??
rigth??..

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:00:51 +0000

San Jose, Costa Rica, is less than half the distance Panama City is from Pavones. Also you’ll be crossing a border if you come from Panama, so you can’t take your rental car and border crossings can take a couple hours because of lines and crowds. From what I’ve heard the surf on the west coast of Panama is OK, but not great. Costa Rica has better options.

I would recommend flying into San Jose and renting a car there. Get a small SUV because the road from Golfito to Pavones is all dirt and not very good, you can do it in a car but not during or shortly after the rainy season (June – September). Driving to Playa Hermosa or Dominical and surfing there until the swell comes up for Pavones (it needs a big swell to go). From Playa Hermosa is probably close to 10 hours, from Dominical probably 5-6 hours.

You could also fly from San Jose into Golfito and take a taxi from there.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:22:09 +0000

Shed some light on how to fly into Panama and drive to Pavones. What is the best way to get there?