Beach at Puerto Viejo de Talamanca — Salsa Brava. Photo: Aude, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Cocles

Cocles is a town in Limón Province, Costa Rica. From Cocles you can reach 6 surf spots. The nearest is Playa cocles, a surf spot 0.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 66 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is CHX, 31 km away.

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Staying in Cocles

66 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: CHX, 31 km, LIO, 47 km, BOC, 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 Cocles.

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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 Cocles each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Cocles too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder 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: Intermediate

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Manzanillo9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Manzanillo, 1 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft42 kJ

2 ft32 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Manzanillo, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	3 ft6 smushy	42kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	2 ft6 smushy	32kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	2 ft6 smushy	32kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	4, too small	1 ft3 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots	28°C

Playa cocles0.5 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft39 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa cocles, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	3 ft6 smushy	39kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	28°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	2 ft6 smushy	31kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	2 ft6 smushy	31kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	21, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	1 ft3 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots	28°C

Playa grande6.3 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Manzanillo, 2 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft42 kJ

2 ft32 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa grande, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	3 ft6 smushy	42kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	28°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	2 ft6 smushy	32kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	2 ft6 smushy	32kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	1 ft3 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots	28°C

Playa negra4.1 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft41 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa negra, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	3 ft6 smushy	41kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	2 ft6 smushy	31kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	2 ft6 smushy	31kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	10, too small	1 ft3 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	29°C

Punta Uva4.9 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Manzanillo, 3 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft42 kJ

2 ft32 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Punta Uva, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	3 ft6 smushy	42kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	28°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	2 ft6 smushy	32kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	2 ft6 smushy	32kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	1 ft3 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots	28°C

Salsa Brava3.1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft41 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Salsa Brava, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	3 ft6 smushy	41kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	2 ft6 smushy	31kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	27°C
Wed 21Oct	32, too small	2 ft5 smushy	29kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	23, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	10, too small	1 ft3 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	29°C

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

La NenaCaribbean · 0.1 km from the centre
La Pecora Nera RistoranteItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
Zaika Indian Cuisine Bar and GrillIndian · 0.5 km from the centre
Que QuilomboArgentine · 1.8 km from the centre
GIGI BEACH Puerto Viejo0.3 km from the centre
Noa Beach Club0.3 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

Cocles, Costa Rica

About Cocles

Staying in Cocles

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Places to eat near Cocles