Barranca, Costa Rica

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About Barranca

Barranca is a town in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. From Barranca you can reach 8 surf spots. The nearest is Boca Barranca, a surf spot 4 km from the centre. Overture lists 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is FON, 55 km away.

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Staying in Barranca

6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: FON, 55 km, SJO, 55 km, SYQ, 63 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Barranca.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Barranca each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 5 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Barranca too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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Bajamar15.4 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Bajamar, 3 km

4 ft484 kJ

4 ft291 kJ

3 ft217 kJ

3 ft165 kJ

4 ft336 kJ

4 ft370 kJ

4 ft343 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bajamar, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	76, good	4 ft14 scrumbling	484kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	31°C
Mon 19Oct	67, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	291kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	30°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	3 ft12 scrumbling	217kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	30°C
Wed 21Oct	53, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	165kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	69, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	336kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	73, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	370kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	69, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	343kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C

Tivives12.5 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Caldera, 5 km

4 ft514 kJ

4 ft291 kJ

3 ft217 kJ

3 ft165 kJ

4 ft339 kJ

4 ft370 kJ

4 ft343 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tivives, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	71, good	4 ft14 scrumbling	514kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	65, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	291kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	3 ft12 scrumbling	217kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	29°C
Wed 21Oct	48, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	165kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	65, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	339kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	69, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	370kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	65, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	343kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C

Boca Barranca4 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft274 kJ

3 ft140 kJ

3 ft139 kJ

2 ft110 kJ

3 ft176 kJ

3 ft221 kJ

3 ft206 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Boca Barranca, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	3 ft13 ssoft	274kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	3 ft10 ssoft	140kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	3 ft11 ssoft	139kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	2 ft10 ssoft	110kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	47, fair	3 ft12 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	56, good	3 ft12 ssoft	221kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	53, good	3 ft11 ssoft	206kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C

Dona ana4.7 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft274 kJ

3 ft140 kJ

3 ft139 kJ

2 ft110 kJ

3 ft176 kJ

3 ft221 kJ

3 ft206 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Dona ana, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	3 ft13 ssoft	274kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	3 ft10 ssoft	140kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	3 ft11 ssoft	139kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	2 ft10 ssoft	110kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	47, fair	3 ft12 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	56, good	3 ft12 ssoft	221kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	53, good	3 ft11 ssoft	206kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C

El Hoyo8.5 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Caldera, 2 km

3 ft274 kJ

3 ft140 kJ

3 ft139 kJ

2 ft110 kJ

3 ft176 kJ

3 ft221 kJ

3 ft206 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Hoyo, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	52, good	3 ft13 shollow	274kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	140kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	3 ft11 scrumbling	139kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	2 ft10 scrumbling	110kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	46, fair	3 ft12 shollow	176kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	54, good	3 ft12 scrumbling	221kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	206kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C

Puerto Caldera8.4 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Caldera, 2 km

3 ft274 kJ

3 ft140 kJ

3 ft139 kJ

2 ft110 kJ

3 ft176 kJ

3 ft221 kJ

3 ft206 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Puerto Caldera, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	3 ft13 scrumbling	274kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	31°C
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	140kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	3 ft11 scrumbling	139kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	2 ft10 scrumbling	110kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	29°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	3 ft12 scrumbling	176kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	53, good	3 ft12 scrumbling	221kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	49, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	206kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C

Corralillo9.9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Caldera, 3 kmNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft58 kJ

2 ft52 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

2 ft64 kJ

2 ft74 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Corralillo, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	58kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	29°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	52kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	48kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	34kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	48kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	64kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	74kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	29°C

El ollo8.8 kmabout 15 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft58 kJ

2 ft52 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

2 ft64 kJ

2 ft74 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El ollo, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	2 ft10 shollow	58kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	29°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	2 ft9 shollow	52kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	2 ft10 shollow	48kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	2 ft9 shollow	34kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	2 ft10 shollow	48kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft11 shollow	64kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	2 ft11 shollow	74kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Barranca, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Barranca

Tequila Sunrise Restaurante ParrilleroBarbecue · 0.1 km from the centre
Marisquería & Sport Bar MarujaSeafood · 0.6 km from the centre
La Esquina del LocoSeafood · 0.7 km from the centre
Marisqueria DixiSeafood · 0.7 km from the centre
Restaurante El ProgresoSteakhouse · 0.9 km from the centre
Bar La Patrona antiguo Bar TitiBar and grill · 1.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits