Stand-up Paddleboarding in Malpaís, Costa Rica

[Shannon Farley]

The clear Pacific Coast waters of Malpaís and Santa Teresa, Costa Rica are excellent for stand-up paddleboarding. There is no better way to explore the southern Nicoya Peninsula coastline, and no wetsuit is needed in this warm water!

Stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) is fast growing in popularity in Costa Rica. In fact, in Malpaís this past May 23-24 was the third competition in the 2015 season of the Costa Rica National Circuit of Stand-up Paddleboarding (SUP), Maste.... The competition had 11 categories: SUP Surfing, SUP Race (18 and 9 km), Recreational SUP board (9 km), SUP Race Female (9 km), Longboard, Masters and Masters Women (35+ years), Grand Masters (40+), Kahuna (45+), and Grand Kahuna (50+). The final competition of the season is being held today and tomorrow at Boca Barranca by Puntarenas.

In other Costa Rica SUP news, the Costa Rica National Stand-up Paddle Team competed with the best teams in the world at the fourth annual ISA World Standup Paddle and Paddleboard Championship (WSUPPC) in Sayulita, México, May 10-17.

On Costa Rica’s southern Nicoya Peninsula, the beaches of Malpaís and Santa Teresa attract visitors from all over the world who come to surf, do yoga and enjoy one of Central America’s top tropical beaches. The Costa Rica National Surfing Circuit’s fourth 2015 competition was held in Santa Teresa Beach on April 18 and 19.

Stand-up paddleboarding in Malpaís and Santa Teresa, Costa Rica

There is no better way to explore the southern Nicoya Peninsula coastline and no wetsuit is needed in this warm water! The sport is a great all-body workout, is relatively easy to learn, and is lots of fun.

Current surf conditions for Santa Teresa and Malpaís are reported daily by Magic Seaweed and Malpaís Surf Cam.

Where to stay in Malpaís and Santa Teresa, Costa Rica

One of the best beachfront hotels in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica is Hotel Tropico Latino. Directly on the beach at beautiful Playa Carmen, Hotel Tropico Latino is a charming, relaxed barefoot luxury hotel that offers Costa Rica beach vacations, Costa Rica surf vacations and Costa Rica yoga retreats. Playa Carmen was awarded the Ecological Blue Flag this year by the Costa Rican Tourism Board for being one of the cleanest beaches in the country.

Hotel Tropico Latino works with Freedom Riding SUP Costa Rica in Malpaís for stand-up paddleboarding tours. 

Find out how to get to Santa Teresa Beach in Costa Rica from our blog article.