Guanacaste Province, Punta Islita, Costa Rica - panoramio (79) — Islita. Photo: kajikawa, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Islita

Islita is a town in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. From Islita you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Islita, a surf spot 1 km from the centre. Overture lists 3 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is NOB, 31 km away.

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Staying in Islita

3 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: NOB, 31 km, LIR, 83 km, FON, 112 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 Islita.

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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 Islita each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Islita 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

Spot

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Camaronal4.9 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft446 kJ

4 ft380 kJ

4 ft355 kJ

3 ft242 kJ

3 ft258 kJ

3 ft214 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Camaronal, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	59, good	4 ft12 ssoft	446kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	72, good	4 ft12 ssoft	380kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	67, good	4 ft12 ssoft	355kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Thu 22Oct	68, good	4 ft11 ssoft	355kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	59, good	3 ft11 ssoft	242kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	64, good	3 ft11 ssoft	258kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore	25°C
Sun 25Oct	60, good	3 ft10 ssoft	214kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	26°C

Islita1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft446 kJ

4 ft367 kJ

4 ft343 kJ

4 ft334 kJ

3 ft224 kJ

3 ft258 kJ

4 ft236 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Islita, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	57, good	4 ft12 shollow	446kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	70, good	4 ft12 shollow	367kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	4 ft12 shollow	343kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Thu 22Oct	66, good	4 ft11 shollow	334kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	55, good	3 ft11 shollow	224kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	65, good	3 ft11 shollow	258kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	25°C
Sun 25Oct	64, good	4 ft10 shollow	236kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	26°C

Playa samara15.3 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Sámara, 1 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft460 kJ

4 ft390 kJ

4 ft364 kJ

4 ft358 kJ

3 ft254 kJ

3 ft246 kJ

3 ft192 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa samara, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	4 ft12 shollow	460kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	72, good	4 ft12 shollow	390kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	29°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	4 ft12 shollow	364kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	69, good	4 ft11 shollow	358kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	60, good	3 ft11 shollow	254kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	61, good	3 ft11 shollow	246kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	57, good	3 ft10 shollow	192kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	27°C

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

Sámara Brewing Co. & Mexican CocinaMexican · 1.5 km from the centre
Don Ramiro0.1 km from the centre
Cabinas y Restaurante Donde Cambute0.2 km from the centre
Restaurante Kimbute0.3 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

Islita, Costa Rica