Definitely the best period to visit Costa Rica and to surf is during the winter time, between December and April. These are the months where the wind reaches its highest average and the sun is guaranteed, specially on the north Pacific beaches. This is also the dry season. During the day it's hot but dry and the nights are cooler. You can spend hours in the warm water. All year around the temperature is between 22 and 34°C. Water in the lake around 72°F. It is super-windy and does have some rain in the beginning of the season, but it is patchy and you get hours of sun in between for the most part. As the season progresses the rain tapers off and by January it is mostly sunny and still cranking.
- January - February - March - April - May - July - December
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- Thermal Winds
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During the main windy season from December through May, it is mainly a high-wind destination. Bring your 6 sqm kites because you will need them. Some locals have never flown bigger than a 9 sqm kite. The frequency of the nuking days starts falling off in March, but still it is 9 sqm kites conditions most days. In the months from April through June it becomes summer-like weather, really dry for the region. When this happens the weather is mostly calm and hot. You still get wind, but for a few days at-a-time when fronts pass through. Then is July and August another windy period as it tees up for the rainy season. This is less windy and 10s through 16s sqm kites would be the call.
From each airports take the Panamerican highway to the North until the town of La Cruz, very close to the Nicaraguan border. It's very easy to move around by car or by bus. Rent a four wheel drive could cost approx. $350 per week and the longest bus route is not more then $5. Take a left at Canas follow the road to Tilaran and Lake Arenal, look for signs to hotel Tilawa.
Tilaran is a 12-minute drive. There are 4 bars. They have dancing, drinking, and karaoke almost every night, and there is a killer discotheque 10 minutes the other way from the lake every Saturday.
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