About Pavones
Pavones is a village in the far south of Costa Rica, in the province of Puntarenas, near the mouth of the Golfo Dulce and not far from the border with Panama. Its wave breaks along a shore of rounded stones beside the mouth of the Río Claro and runs to the left as a surfer rides it towards the shore, and it is widely reported to be one of the longest rides in the world when a large swell arrives. The village is remote, reached by a long drive, and it stays small and quiet. The best surf usually comes in the southern winter, typically from around April to October, when swells travel up from storms far to the south. Because the wave only works on those bigger swells, it is often flat for stretches, and it is generally regarded as suited to confident surfers because of the stones and the length of the paddle back.
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