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Waves crashing on a rocky shore during sunset

Costa Rica has become home over the years, and these photos come from the long, warm sessions that make this coastline special. Most of them are from Pavones; long lefts wrapping around the point, glassy mornings, stormy afternoons, rainy-season glow, and the everyday mix of locals, expats, and travelers sharing waves.

I shoot most of these from the water while surfing myself, which means the angles are real: close, personal, and part of the moment. You’ll see friends, familiar faces, kids in the shorebreak, and surfers of every level enjoying what makes this place unique.

Pavones has its own rhythm: slow mornings, exciting walks to the wave, sunsets that feel unreal, and sessions that blend into each other. This gallery is a small way of sharing that feeling. Most were edited originally for Instagram Stories, where I usually share things in the moment, and later archived here so they can live a bit longer than 24 hours

If Costa Rica means something to you, whether you’ve been here or not, I hope you enjoy these images.

Surfer riding a wave at a rocky beach with distant hills, blue sea, and cloudy sky.
Surfer riding a wave in clear blue ocean under a bright blue sky with white clouds.
Surfer riding a large wave near a rocky shoreline under a cloudy sky.
Surfer riding a wave near rocky shore under cloudy sky
Surfer riding a wave under a cloudy sky near a rocky shoreline
Surfer riding large wave under dark cloudy sky
Two men with surfboards walking on a rocky beach with palm trees in the background.
Surfer riding ocean wave near lush coastline under cloudy sky.
Surfer riding a wave with other surfers in the water under a cloudy sky.
Surfer riding a wave with observers in water, tropical background
three surfers on a wave near a tropical shoreline with palm trees and forested hills in the background
Surfers catching waves at a tropical beach with palm trees and hills in the background.
Surfer riding a wave in tropical ocean with forested coastline in background.
Surfer riding a wave near a tropical beach with palm trees in the background
surfer riding wave in tropical ocean with cloudy sky and distant shoreline with palm trees
ocean surfing scene with cloudy sky and green hills
Person surfing on a wave at sunset
Surfer riding a wave at sunset
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean with mountains in the background.
Surfer riding a wave at sunset with mountains in the background.
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean with mountains in the background.
Surfer riding a wave at sunset with rocky shoreline
Person surfing on ocean wave with cloudy sky and rocky shoreline
Surfer riding a wave on a rocky beach during sunset.
Surfer riding a wave at sunset with mountains in the background
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean with distant hills under a cloudy sky
Surfers paddling in ocean waves with mountains and cloudy sky in background
Surfers on waves with mountainous shoreline in background under cloudy sky
Surfer catching air on ocean wave at sunset with rocky shore in foreground
Surfer catching a wave at sunset with rocky beach in foreground and hilly coastline in background
Surfer riding a wave at sunset in ocean
Surfer riding a wave at sunset with orange sky and distant hills.
Surfer riding a wave at dawn with mountains in the background.
Surfer riding wave during sunset near rocky shore
Two surfers riding ocean waves during a golden sunset with rocks in the foreground.
Ocean waves at sunrise with rocky shoreline
Surfer riding a wave at sunset with golden sky
Surfer riding a wave with a sailboat in the background during sunset
Colorful beach sunset with surfer in silhouette riding a wave, rocky shoreline in the foreground.
Surfer riding a large ocean wave near a tropical beach with palm trees.
Surfers riding waves with a tropical forest and cloudy sky backdrop
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean with a tropical coastline in the background.
Surfer riding a large wave on a sunny day with a clear blue sky and sea in the foreground.
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean with cloudy skies
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean under a cloudy sky
Surfer riding a wave near a rocky shoreline with lush greenery.
person surfing a wave near a tropical beach with palm trees in the background
surfer riding a wave near tropical coastline
Surfer riding a wave with a lush, forested coastline in the background.
Surfer riding a wave near a tropical coastline with palm trees and rocky cliffs under a blue sky.
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean with cloudy sky background
Surfer riding a wave near a tropical beach with palm trees and blue sky.
Surfer riding a wave under cloudy sky
surfer riding a large wave in the ocean
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean under a cloudy sky.
Surfer riding a wave under a cloudy sky
Person surfing on a large wave under a blue sky.
Surfer riding a large wave under a cloudy blue sky.
Surfer riding a wave with a yellow surfboard in the ocean, with a distant coastline visible in the background.
Surfer riding a wave with others waiting in the ocean, rocky shoreline, cloudy sky.
Surfer riding a wave on a cloudy day at sea
Surfer riding a wave near rocky shoreline under cloudy sky
Surfer riding a wave on a cloudy day
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean under a cloudy sky.
Surfer riding a wave under cloudy sky.
Surfer riding a wave under a cloudy sky
Surfer riding a wave in tropical ocean
man surfing on wave with tropical background
Surfer riding a large wave near rocky shoreline under overcast sky
Woman surfing on a wave near a tropical coast with lush green trees.
Surfer riding a wave near rocky coastline under a cloudy sky
Surfer riding a wave under a cloudy sky at sunset, ocean scene with foam on the water.
Person surfing a wave near a rocky beach with palm trees in the background under an overcast sky.
Surfers riding waves at sunset with cloudy sky and rocks
Young boy surfing on a wave near a lush, tropical coastline with trees in the background.
Surfer riding a wave during a cloudy sunset
Surfer riding a wave under a cloudy sky
surfer riding a wave
Surfer riding a wave near a tropical coastline with palm trees
Surfer riding a wave near tropical shoreline
Surfer performing maneuver on ocean wave near tropical beach with palm trees under cloudy sky.
person surfing on ocean wave with cloudy sky at sunset
Young surfer riding a wave on a surfboard
Surfer riding a wave near a rocky coastline with palm trees
Surfer riding a wave at sea with two people on surfboards nearby, during sunset, cloudy sky.
Surfer riding a wave at sunset
People surfing and paddling on waves with a tropical shoreline in the background under a blue sky.
Surfer riding a wave with ocean and tropical landscape in background
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean with cloudy sky.
two surfers riding a large ocean wave under a cloudy sky
Surfer riding a large wave near a tropical coastline with lush greenery and cloudy sky.
Ocean waves under a cloudy sky
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean under a cloudy sky
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean under a cloudy sky.
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean with cloudy sky
Surfer riding a wave under a blue sky with scattered clouds
Person surfing on a wave with a tropical forest in the background under a cloudy sky.
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean near a forested coastline under a cloudy sky.
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean against a cloudy sky backdrop
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean with a cloudy sky and greenery in the background.
Surfer riding a wave with water splash
Surfer riding waves at a beach with cloudy sky
Surfer riding a wave while another person with a surfboard stands in the water, under a cloudy sky and distant land visible on the horizon.
Surfer riding a large ocean wave under cloudy sky
Surfer riding a large ocean wave under cloudy skies
surfer riding large ocean wave under cloudy sky
Surfer riding a wave near rocky shore on a cloudy day
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean with distant mountains under a partly cloudy sky.
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean with mountains in the background
Surfers riding waves on a sunny beach with mountains in the background
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean with a distant mountain view under a cloudy sky.
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean under cloudy skies
Person surfing a wave with rocky shoreline in foreground and cloudy sky in background.
Beach scene with surfer riding a wave and person standing in shallow water.
Surfer riding a wave on a cloudy day with rocky beach in foreground.
Surfer riding a wave near rocky shore, stormy sky overhead
Surfer riding a wave near rocky beach with stormy sky
Person surfing on waves under dramatic cloudy sky
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean near a hilly coastline under cloudy skies.
Surfer riding a large ocean wave near a tropical shoreline with clear sky.
Surfer riding a wave with cloudy sky and foamy ocean
Surfer riding a wave under a blue sky with clouds
Surfer riding waves on a red surfboard in the ocean under a cloudy sky.
Surfer riding a wave on a red surfboard under cloudy skies
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean under cloudy skies with distant coastline.
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean with other people swimming nearby under a cloudy sky.
surfer riding a wave near a tropical beach with cloudy sky
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean under a blue sky
Surfer riding waves in ocean with cloudy sky
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean with an overcast sky and distant landmass in the background.
Surfers riding large waves under a clear blue sky with scattered clouds.
Surfer riding a large ocean wave under a clear blue sky
Surfer riding a large ocean wave under a blue sky with clouds.
Surfer riding a large ocean wave with blue sky and clouds
Surfers riding a wave in the ocean on a sunny day with blue sky and clouds.
Surfer riding a large wave under a blue sky
Surfer riding a large wave with a clear blue sky in the background.
ocean waves with surfers and blue sky
Surfer riding a large ocean wave under cloudy sky
Surfers riding a large ocean wave under a clear blue sky.
Surfer riding a big wave with a clear blue sky and ocean background.
Surfers riding waves under a dark, stormy sky at a beach.
Scenic coastal view with ocean waves, cloudy sky, and distant land silhouette.
Surfer riding a wave near rocky shoreline under blue sky.
Surfer riding a large wave in the ocean with a clear blue sky and lush green coastline in the background.
Surfer riding large ocean wave near forested coastline under blue sky
ocean waves with surfers under blue sky
Surfer riding wave in ocean under blue sky
Surfer riding ocean wave under blue sky
Surfer riding a large wave in the ocean under a blue sky
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean under a clear blue sky
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean under a blue sky with clouds, viewed from water level.
Surfer riding a wave with foamy ocean water in the foreground and a blue sky with clouds.
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean, with clear blue sky and foamy water.
Surfers riding a wave on a beach with blue sky.
Surfer riding a large ocean wave under a clear blue sky
Surfer riding a large wave with another person on a surfboard in the ocean, tropical coastline in the background, under a blue sky.
Ocean waves with surfers, tropical coastline, blue sky.
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean with a forested coastline and blue sky in the background.
Surfer riding a large wave under a cloudy sky, with trees visible in the background.
two surfers riding a wave with cloudy blue sky and forested coastline in background
Two surfers riding a large ocean wave under a cloudy blue sky near lush green coastline.
surfer riding a wave in a tropical ocean with palm trees and cloudy sky background
Three surfers on a large wave near a tropical shoreline with palm trees and cloudy sky.
Surfer riding a large wave in the ocean under a cloudy sky
Surfer riding a large wave on a cloudy day
Surfer riding a large wave in the ocean with a blue sky background
Surfers sitting on surfboards in the ocean with waves and cloudy sky
Surfer paddling towards large ocean wave near tropical coastline under cloudy sky.
Surfer paddling on a large ocean wave under a cloudy sky
Surfer riding a large wave in the ocean with a cloudy sky and shoreline in the background.
Surfer paddling on a wave with another person in the water, cloudy sky, and distant shoreline in the background.
A surfer riding a wave near a forested coastline under a cloudy sky.
Surfer riding a wave with forested coastline in the background
surfer riding a wave with lush green coastline in the background
Surfers riding a large ocean wave near a forested coastline
Two surfers on a large wave near a lush, green coastline
Large ocean wave with surfers paddling, cloudy sky, coastal view in background.
Surfers paddling toward a large ocean wave under a cloudy sky.
Surfers paddling towards a large wave in the ocean with cloudy sky and lush coastline in the background.
Two surfers in the ocean, one approaching a large wave, tropical trees in background
Surfer riding a wave near other surfers in the ocean, cloudy sky, coastal landscape with trees in the background.
Surfers in ocean with large wave
Surfers riding waves near a lush, tropical shoreline under cloudy skies.
Surfers riding a wave near a tropical coastline with lush green hills under cloudy skies.
Ocean waves with surfers near lush green coastline under cloudy sky.
Surfer riding a wave near a tropical forest coastline under cloudy skies.
Ocean waves near jungle-covered coastline under cloudy sky
Surfer riding a wave near a lush green coastline under a cloudy sky.
Surfer riding a wave near a lush green coastline with cloudy sky.
Person surfing on a large wave with a tropical tree-lined shore in the background under a cloudy sky.
Surfer riding a large wave near a forested coastline
Person surfing a large wave near a lush tropical coastline under a cloudy sky.
Surfer riding wave near lush tropical coastline under cloudy sky
Surfer riding a large wave near a tropical beach with lush greenery.
Surfer riding a large wave near a lush, tropical coastline under a cloudy sky.
Surfer riding a wave under cloudy sky
Surfers in ocean paddling and riding waves under cloudy sky
Ocean waves with cloudy sky and surfers
Surfer paddling in ocean with large waves under cloudy sky
Surfer riding a wave, water splash obscuring view, cloudy sky, coastal landscape in background.
Surfer riding a wave at a rocky beach under cloudy sky
Surfers at a cloudy beach with waves
Surfer riding a large wave under cloudy sky
Surfer riding a large wave in ocean under cloudy sky
Surfer riding a large wave under cloudy sky at sea
Surfer riding a wave near rocky shore, cloudy sky
Surfer riding a wave in an ocean with a mountainous backdrop
Person surfing on a large ocean wave with a cloudy sky background
Surfer riding a wave in ocean with mountains in background
Ocean waves with surfers riding and paddling out
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean with cloudy sky
Surfer on a wave in the ocean with a rocky shore in the foreground and cloudy sky above.
Surfer riding a wave near the shore with a person standing on a rocky beach watching.
surfer riding wave on yellow surfboard in cloudy weather, rocky beach foreground
Surfer riding a wave in a cloudy ocean setting, with rocks in the foreground.
surfer riding a wave near rocky shoreline with cloudy sky
Surfer riding a small wave in a cloudy ocean scene
Surfer riding a wave on a cloudy day with hills in the background.
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean with a tropical coastline in the background, under a blue sky with white clouds.
Surfer riding a large wave under a blue sky with clouds, foamy ocean in foreground.
Surfer riding a wave under a clear blue sky in the ocean.
Person surfing on a wave in the ocean under cloudy sky.
Surfer riding a wave on a sunny day with cloudy sky.
surfer catching wave in ocean with cloudy sky
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean with other swimmers in the background.
Surfer riding a wave near a forested coastline under a cloudy sky.
Surfer riding wave under blue sky
Surfer riding wave in ocean with cloudy sky and distant forested hills.
Surfer riding a wave in a cloudy ocean scene with a distant island.
Surfers riding large ocean waves under a blue sky with scattered clouds.
surfer riding a large ocean wave under a clear blue sky
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean under a clear blue sky
Surfer riding a large wave under a clear blue sky with clouds in the background, ocean scene
Surfers riding a wave in the ocean under a clear blue sky.
Surfer riding a large wave in the ocean with clear blue skies.
Surfer riding a large wave under a clear blue sky
Man surfs in ocean waves with cloudy blue sky background.
Surfer riding a large ocean wave under dramatic cloudy sky.
surfer riding a large wave under a blue sky with clouds
Surfer riding a wave with a clear blue sky and scattered clouds in the background.
Surfers riding waves with dark storm clouds in the background.
Ocean waves with rocky shoreline under a blue sky
Surfer on a wave at a rocky beach
Large ocean wave with a surfer riding it, surrounded by lush green coastline and a clear blue sky.
surfer riding large ocean wave with lush green trees in background
Surfer catching a wave in ocean under blue sky
Ocean wave with surfers on a clear day under blue skies
surfer riding a wave under a blue sky
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean with blue sky and clouds
surfer performing trick on wave against forest background
Surfer riding wave near tropical coastline with palm trees
Surfer riding a wave in blue ocean under a cloudy sky, with a forested coastline in the background.
Surfer wiping out on a large ocean wave under a cloudy sky
Surfers riding waves under a blue sky with clouds
Surfer riding a wave with lush green forest and cloudy sky backdrop
two surfers riding waves under cloudy sky
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean with cloudy sky
Surfer riding a wave in cloudy weather at sea
Surfer riding waves near shore with driftwood on beach and cloudy sky.
Person surfing on a wave and another paddleboarding in the ocean under a cloudy sky.
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean with a cloudy sky and distant mountains in the background.
Surfer doing a trick on a wave, ocean background, another person in water
Surfer riding a wave on the ocean under cloudy skies at a beach.
Surfer riding a wave at sunset on the ocean with a cloudy sky.
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean with mountains in the background
Surfer walking on beach with surfboard, ocean waves in background
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean with cloudy sky and mountains in the background.
Surfer riding a wave with stormy clouds overhead and two people on surfboards in the ocean.
Surfer riding a large wave in the ocean with cloudy sky background
A person surfing on a wave under a cloudy sky.
person surfing on ocean waves under cloudy sky
Surfer in red shorts performing trick on wave
Surfer riding a wave in the ocean with cloudy sky and distant hills in the background.
Surfer riding a wave under cloudy sky
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