Miguel Dinarte

Miguel Dinarte, better known as “Popsi”, grew up in the north Pacific Coast of Costa Rica in the Province of Guanacaste. His older brother taught him to surf when he was just 9 years old and after catching his first waves he knew that he wanted to surf for the rest of his life. Popsi grew his knowledge and passion for the ocean in a small fishing town called Brasilito and taught his first surf lesson when he was 17 years old. At that time he was studying in university to become an English Teacher, but his passion was, and still is, to make a living out of surfing. Now he has been teaching surf for more than 15 years. His love for surf and travel has lead him to Europe for more than 10 years in a row, where he has learned other languages and surfed the Atlantic Coast of Spain and France.

Popsi developed most of his surfing career on a beach called Playa Grande in northern Costa Rica where he has been living for over 15 years. He has a special attachment with Playa Grande because his grandfather is originally from there and because it is one of the best beach breaks in Costa Rica. Popsi joined them at SWA in 2021 and is stoked to spread the PURA VIDA and share his local knowledge with all of the Amigas that visit northern Costa Rica!