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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Spot

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Dominical0.4 kmabout 5 min by carExperts only

5 ft465 kJ

4 ft389 kJ

4 ft328 kJ

5 ft468 kJ

4 ft276 kJ

4 ft220 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Dominical, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	5 ft10 scrumbling	465kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	35, too small	4 ft10 scrumbling	389kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot	27°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	4 ft10 scrumbling	328kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	27°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	468kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	468kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	27°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	4 ft10 scrumbling	276kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	27°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	4 ft10 scrumbling	220kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	27°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

Dominical, Costa Rica