Surf & Scuba Diving Options

Coastal Spanish Institute has set up arrangements with local surf and dive shops for our students. Study Spanish at Coastal Spanish in the morning and take surf or dive classes in the afternoons. If you just need to rent a board, we have worked out preferred rental rates for our students. You can rent by the hour, the day, by the week or by the month. Please check with Sonia at the office for more details.

Spanish & Surf Program
20 Spanish lessons per week. 55 minutes per class. Max 6 students per class. You also will receive surf lessons along with surf board rental.
Duration: From 1 week up to a month. Your choice.
9 levels: Beginner to advanced (for the Spanish classes)
Description: This program consists of classes with a maximum of 6 students per teacher. Courses are held from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and are composed of a a combination of conversational grammar and practical conversation and/or lectures.

Surf Portion: Surf board rental is included in the cost of the program. The first 2 weeks you will receive (in addition to the board rental) 6 hours of surf instruction. Surf classes are provided by local surf professionals. On weeks 3 and 4 you will get one surf trip to a location outside of Tamarindo (along with surf board rental).

Surfing In Playa Tamarindo & Surrounding Areas

Costa Rica is world famous for the quality of waves along the Pacific Coast. Surfers from around the world come to Costa Rica to enjoy the waves and mingle with friendly locals. Costa Rica has something for all levels of surfers. There are areas that generate big waves for experienced surfers, while others are great for novices. The Playa Tamarindo area is considered by many to be the best spot in the country for surfing.

The waters off Costa Rica are warm and enjoyable. The area around Playa Tamarindo offers surfing spots for surfers of all skill levels. Playa Tamarindo itself enjoys consistent swells throughout the year. Within walking distance from Coastal Spanish a surfer can find six great surf breaks.

Popular surf spots in the area include: Playa Tamarindo, Playa Langosta, Playa Grande, Playa Avellanas, and Witch's Rock. None of these locations are more than 30-45 minutes away from Playa Tamarindo.

Scuba Diving & PADI Certification In Playa Tamarindo

The waters of the Pacific off the coast of Costa Rica are teeming with exotic marine life. Throughout the region one has a choice of a variety of excellent dive spots. In these teeming waters you will have the chance to see an amazing variety of marine life including: roosterfish, manta rays, red snapper, puffer fish, schools of bait fish, live corals, star fish, and much more!

You will find Playa Tamarindo to be a great place to dive or learn how to dive. The atmosphere is friendly and relaxed. Some of the courses available include certification courses of all levels, open water diver, advanced open water diver, dive master and more. If you don't want a full certification you can also take what is known as a resort course which includes some theory, a pool lesson and 1-2 dives.