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 experts: 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 expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Dominical: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Dominical0.4 kmabout 5 min by car5 ft465 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, fair4 ft389 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, fair4 ft328 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, too small5 ft468 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, fair5 ft495 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, fair4 ft276 kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, too small4 ft220 kJwind from the south, 1 knot, too small
All readings for Dominical: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Dominical, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct37, fair5 ft10 scrumbling465kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct37, fair4 ft10 scrumbling389kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct31, too small4 ft10 scrumbling328kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct39, fair5 ft11 scrumbling468kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots25°C
Fri 23Oct39, fair5 ft11 scrumbling495kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots26°C
Sat 24Oct28, too small4 ft10 scrumbling276kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots27°C
Sun 25Oct20, too small4 ft10 scrumbling220kJwind from the south, 1 knot27°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