Playa Negra

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Playa Negra is a beach in the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica and a featured location in the movie Endless Summer II. It is south of the town of Tamarindo.

[edit] Transportation

Access to Playa Negra can be difficult. A rough, dirt road connects Playa Negra to Tamarindo. It requires four-wheel drive year round and is extremely difficult to navigate in the rainy season.

[edit] Surf

Playa Negra is home to the break known worldwide since being featured in Bruce Brown's movie Endless Summer II.

Considered by many surfers to be one of the top spots in Costa Rica, Playa Negra has rock bottom with perfect right-hand barrels and a well defined channel for paddling out. The break has good exposure to both Northern and Southern Hemisphere swells and is reasonably consistent year-round.

Remote from other tourist developments, Playa Negra offers a surfing experience in pristine conditions: crystal clear water, abundant sea life and remnants of the tropical forest down to the high tide line. Sea turtles and parrot fish cruise the line-up accompanied by schools of brightly colored reef fish. A white sand beach just 100 yards south provides swimming and boogie-boarding opportunities for the whole family.