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 beginners: 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 beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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 beginnersUnder 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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Boca Barranca4 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft179 kJ

3 ft133 kJ

2 ft112 kJ

2 ft105 kJ

3 ft176 kJ

3 ft189 kJ

3 ft123 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Boca Barranca, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	65, good	3 ft12 ssoft	179kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	31°C
Mon 19Oct	63, good	3 ft10 ssoft	133kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	69, good	2 ft11 ssoft	112kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	2 ft10 ssoft	105kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	62, good	3 ft12 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	62, good	3 ft12 ssoft	189kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	59, good	3 ft10 ssoft	123kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	30°C

Dona ana4.7 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft179 kJ

3 ft133 kJ

2 ft112 kJ

2 ft105 kJ

3 ft176 kJ

3 ft189 kJ

3 ft123 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Dona ana, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	65, good	3 ft12 ssoft	179kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	31°C
Mon 19Oct	63, good	3 ft10 ssoft	133kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	69, good	2 ft11 ssoft	112kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	2 ft10 ssoft	105kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	62, good	3 ft12 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	62, good	3 ft12 ssoft	189kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	59, good	3 ft10 ssoft	123kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	30°C

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

3 ft179 kJ

3 ft133 kJ

2 ft112 kJ

2 ft72 kJ

3 ft176 kJ

3 ft189 kJ

3 ft123 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at El Hoyo, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	64, good	3 ft12 shollow	179kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	31°C
Mon 19Oct	60, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	133kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	67, good	2 ft11 scrumbling	112kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	2 ft9 scrumbling	72kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	60, good	3 ft12 shollow	176kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	60, good	3 ft12 shollow	189kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	56, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	123kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	30°C

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

3 ft179 kJ

3 ft133 kJ

2 ft112 kJ

2 ft72 kJ

3 ft176 kJ

3 ft189 kJ

3 ft123 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Puerto Caldera, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	63, good	3 ft12 scrumbling	179kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	31°C
Mon 19Oct	59, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	133kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	65, good	2 ft11 scrumbling	112kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	63, good	2 ft9 scrumbling	72kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	59, good	3 ft12 scrumbling	176kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	58, good	3 ft12 scrumbling	189kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	123kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	30°C

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

4 ft584 kJ

4 ft285 kJ

3 ft217 kJ

3 ft109 kJ

4 ft336 kJ

4 ft354 kJ

4 ft343 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Bajamar, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	4 ft14 scrumbling	584kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	31°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	4 ft10 scrumbling	285kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	59, good	3 ft12 scrumbling	217kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	30°C
Wed 21Oct	60, good	3 ft9 scrumbling	109kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	4 ft12 scrumbling	336kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	4 ft12 scrumbling	354kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	4 ft11 scrumbling	343kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	30°C

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

4 ft584 kJ

4 ft285 kJ

3 ft217 kJ

3 ft109 kJ

4 ft336 kJ

4 ft354 kJ

4 ft343 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Tivives, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	4 ft14 scrumbling	584kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	4 ft10 scrumbling	285kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	59, good	3 ft12 scrumbling	217kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	29°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	3 ft9 scrumbling	109kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	4 ft12 scrumbling	336kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	4 ft12 scrumbling	354kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	4 ft11 scrumbling	343kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	29°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