A well-kept secret for over 20 years, Pavones today is one of Costa Rica’s most prized pointbreak gems. Located along the lush tropical Pacific coast, it’s said to offer up to three minute long leg-burners as the left-hander wraps its way down a series cobblestone beaches. While not particularly hollow, the longest of super fun, rippable walls offer intermediates the perfect canvas on which to perfect their rail surfing game. It’s said to be most fun at double overhead.

The downside to Pavones is it’s a bit out the way and the only real surf break in this remote southern part of Costa Rica. Furthermore, it’s inconsistent. When there’s no southern hemi groundswell there’s no whiff of a wave so you want to be sure you have the swell forecast dialled. But get it right and you’ll probably not ever want to leave.

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Season/Swell: Tucked away inside the Golfo Dulce the ideal swell angle for Pavones is from the south west and generally speaking the bigger the swell and the longer the interval the better.

Also: Read up on Pavones rich surf history and intrigue concerning Daniel Fowlie.