Where to Find Famous Surfboard Brands in Costa Rica
Where to Find Famous Surfboard Brands in Costa Rica
Are you looking for a board from your favorite company in Costa Rica? Maybe you’ve broken your board and don’t want to rent one? A board purchased here in Costa Rica makes a great souvenir and memory. Because these boards are imported, they will be quite a bit more than they are in the United States, since you’ll be paying for the shipping and import duty as well.
If you’d like a board actually MADE in Costa Rica, then many shops offer those too, for substantially better prices of course. You can read where to get these in our article here: Where to Buy Surfboards Made in Costa Rica.
Below is a list of dealers here for many top brands:
Al Merrick / Channel Islands
Al Merrick has been providing Channel Islands Surfboards, a series of high quality surfboards, since 1969. Innovative designs, originality, excellent material, easy availibility and good prices are few of the many reasons of their popularity. It is very easy to buy Channel Islands surfboards in Costa Rica as there many dealers:
- Banana Surf Club – Tamarindo
- Chuck’s W.O.W. Surf – Jaco
- Frijoles Locos – Tamarindo
- Jaco Surf Academy – Jaco
- Jass Jaco Surf Shop – Jaco
- Matos Surf Shop – Tamarindo
- Planeta Surf y Skate – Santa Ana, Central Valley
- South Wave – Dominical
Global Surf Industries
Global Surf Industries
(GSI) was established in 2002 in Manly on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia. The company has various branches and dealers located all over the globe. Along with manufacturing surfboards, GSI also provides high qaulity stand up paddling boards. Following a strategic plan and taking each type of surfing level in consideration, the company proffers numerous kinds of models suitable for all sort of surfers. If you want to buy GSI surfboard in Costa Rica, Blowfish Surf Shop in Dominical is a place to go.
Hot Lava
Hot Lava is a surfboard company that develops and manufactures excellent quality products in Costa Rica as well as internationally. The company is operated by a professional shaper, Javier Orna, who has been in the field for more than 2 decades. Using excellent quality material and using progressive techniques, the brand has earned itself a good number of fans. In Costa Rica, people can buy their surfboards from Southwave surf shop in Dominical, Arisha surf shop in Santa Teresa, Nosara Tico Surf Schoo and Coconut Harry’s in Guiones. Other accessories such as hats, T-shirts and beach clothes can be found in various surf shops all over the country including 360 Surf Shop and Nalu Surf Shop in Santa Teresa.
Robert August
Robert August 
is an American surfer and surfboard Summer II. August has been surfing alongside his father since he was a little kid. His interest in surfboard shaping developed while he was traveling for the filming of the movie. His started his own brand under the name of Robert August Surfboards. The boards are produced by Surftech, a company well-known for constructing epoxy boards that are lightweight. Surfers will find a wide variety of surfboards in Nosara Surf Shop and Blue Trailz Surf Shop in Costa Rica. Moreover, you can easily order the items online through their website.
Rusty
Rusty Surfboards is a board shaping company in Costa Rica owned and operated by Rusty Preisendorfer. The owner, Rusty, has 
been surfing and shaping boards for more than three decades and has learned from legendary shapers such as Skip Frye and Mike Eaton. Rusty started his own shaping line in 1985 and today his brand is quite popular among many countries such as Costa Rica and Hawaii. Be it a performance, alternative, boss or a regular board, the crew of Rusty Surfboards can fashion any blank to the shape you desire. In Costa Rica, Kina Surf Shop is the official dealer for Rusty Surboards in the Santa Teresa area.
