Dominical, Costa Rica

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About Dominical

Dominical is a town in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. From Dominical you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Dominical, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 24 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is XQP, 36 km away.

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Staying in Dominical

  • 24 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: XQP, 36 km, SYQ, 84 km, SJO, 91 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 Dominical.

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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.

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: Expert

Surf spots within 20 km of Dominical: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Dominical0.4 kmabout 5 min by carExperts only5 ft758 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore, fair for experts5 ft514 kJwind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore, fair for experts4 ft381 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, fair for experts4 ft236 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, too small for experts4 ft467 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, fair for experts4 ft447 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, fair for experts4 ft242 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, too small for experts
All readings for Dominical: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Dominical, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct43, fair5 ft14 shollow758kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore28°C
Mon 19Oct42, fair5 ft11 scrumbling514kJwind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore27°C
Tue 20Oct36, fair4 ft10 scrumbling381kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct28, too small4 ft9 scrumbling236kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct39, fair4 ft11 scrumbling467kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots25°C
Fri 23Oct36, fair4 ft12 scrumbling447kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots26°C
Sat 24Oct26, too small4 ft10 scrumbling242kJwind from the south, 3 knots27°C

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

  • Dominical SushiSushi · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Phat NoodleThai · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Dominical, FuegoAmerican · 0.2 km from the centre
  • El Pescado LocoFish and chips · 0.3 km from the centre
  • La Junta Dominical0.3 km from the centre
  • Restaurante El CocoSeafood · 0.3 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