Caldera, Costa Rica

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Atardecer de Playa - panoramio — Near El Hoyo, 2 km away. Photo: Fco.Daniel Ramírez, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Caldera

Caldera is a town in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. From Caldera you can reach 8 surf spots. The nearest is Puerto Caldera, a surf spot 1.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 9 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is SJO, 55 km away.

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Staying in Caldera

9 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: SJO, 55 km, FON, 62 km, SYQ, 62 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 Caldera.

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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 Caldera each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Caldera 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

Spot

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Sat 24

Sun 25

Boca Barranca6 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Barranca, 4 km

3 ft170 kJ

3 ft129 kJ

2 ft109 kJ

3 ft174 kJ

3 ft177 kJ

3 ft184 kJ

3 ft118 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Boca Barranca, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	62, good	3 ft11 ssoft	170kJ	wind from the south-west, 0 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	65, good	3 ft10 ssoft	129kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	63, good	2 ft10 ssoft	109kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	67, good	3 ft12 ssoft	174kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	66, good	3 ft12 ssoft	177kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	3 ft11 ssoft	184kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	30°C
Sun 25Oct	64, good	3 ft10 ssoft	118kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	29°C

Dona ana4.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Barranca, 5 km

3 ft170 kJ

3 ft129 kJ

2 ft109 kJ

3 ft174 kJ

3 ft177 kJ

3 ft184 kJ

3 ft118 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Dona ana, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	61, good	3 ft11 ssoft	170kJ	wind from the south-west, 0 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	65, good	3 ft10 ssoft	129kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	63, good	2 ft10 ssoft	109kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	67, good	3 ft12 ssoft	174kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	66, good	3 ft12 ssoft	177kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	3 ft11 ssoft	184kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	30°C
Sun 25Oct	64, good	3 ft10 ssoft	118kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	29°C

El Hoyo2.4 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft170 kJ

3 ft129 kJ

2 ft109 kJ

3 ft174 kJ

3 ft177 kJ

3 ft184 kJ

3 ft118 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at El Hoyo, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	59, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	170kJ	wind from the south-west, 0 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	62, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	129kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	62, good	2 ft10 scrumbling	109kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	65, good	3 ft12 shollow	174kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	64, good	3 ft12 shollow	177kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	56, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	184kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	30°C
Sun 25Oct	61, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	118kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	29°C

Puerto Caldera1.6 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft170 kJ

3 ft129 kJ

2 ft109 kJ

3 ft174 kJ

3 ft177 kJ

3 ft184 kJ

3 ft118 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Puerto Caldera, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	58, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	170kJ	wind from the south-west, 0 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	61, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	129kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	61, good	2 ft10 scrumbling	109kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	64, good	3 ft12 scrumbling	174kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	63, good	3 ft12 scrumbling	177kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	54, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	184kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	30°C
Sun 25Oct	59, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	118kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	29°C

Bajamar8.3 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Bajamar, 3 km

4 ft308 kJ

3 ft201 kJ

3 ft200 kJ

4 ft330 kJ

4 ft349 kJ

3 ft221 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Bajamar, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	4 ft10 scrumbling	308kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	201kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	200kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	30°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	4 ft12 scrumbling	330kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	4 ft12 scrumbling	330kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	4 ft12 scrumbling	349kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	30°C
Sun 25Oct	41, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	221kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	29°C

Tivives5.4 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft308 kJ

3 ft201 kJ

3 ft200 kJ

4 ft330 kJ

4 ft349 kJ

3 ft221 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Tivives, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	4 ft10 scrumbling	308kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	201kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	200kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	4 ft12 scrumbling	330kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	4 ft12 scrumbling	330kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	4 ft12 scrumbling	349kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	38, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	221kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	28°C

Corralillo3.1 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft55 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

2 ft50 kJ

2 ft73 kJ

2 ft53 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Corralillo, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	42kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	34kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	48kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	50kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	73kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	8, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	53kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	28°C

El ollo2 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Barranca, 9 kmNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft55 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

2 ft51 kJ

2 ft73 kJ

2 ft53 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El ollo, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	2 ft9 shollow	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 shollow	42kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	2 ft9 shollow	34kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	2 ft10 shollow	48kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot	29°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft11 shollow	51kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	2 ft11 shollow	73kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	8, too small	2 ft10 shollow	53kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	28°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Caldera, 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 Caldera

Restaurante y Marisquería LedaSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
Restaurante KathiaSeafood · 1.4 km from the centre
Lastro Sport Bar y RestauranteBar and grill · 0.3 km from the centre
Restaurante Arrecife el PatioSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre
Bar y Marisqueria el PuenteSeafood · 0.6 km from the centre
Cevichera Arrecife PlazaSeafood · 0.8 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