Jacó, Costa Rica

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Jaco beach - panoramio (1) — Near T box, 1 km away. Photo: Guy Vaillancourt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Jacó

Jacó is a town in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. From Jacó you can reach 13 surf spots. The nearest is Jaco, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 187 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is XQP, 58 km away.

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Staying in Jacó

187 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: XQP, 58 km, SJO, 62 km, SYQ, 66 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 Jacó.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Jacó each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Jacó too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Sat 24

Turtle farms12.7 kmabout 25 min by car

5 ft886 kJ

5 ft575 kJ

4 ft349 kJ

4 ft321 kJ

4 ft416 kJ

5 ft535 kJ

4 ft301 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Turtle farms, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	56, good	5 ft14 ssoft	886kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	54, good	5 ft11 ssoft	575kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	60, good	4 ft12 ssoft	349kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	66, good	4 ft10 ssoft	321kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	66, good	4 ft12 ssoft	416kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	60, good	5 ft12 ssoft	535kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	68, good	4 ft10 ssoft	301kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	27°C

Gully's5.9 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft886 kJ

5 ft575 kJ

3 ft299 kJ

4 ft321 kJ

5 ft504 kJ

5 ft535 kJ

4 ft301 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Gully's, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	5 ft14 shollow	886kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	54, good	5 ft11 shollow	575kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	62, good	3 ft12 shollow	299kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	4 ft10 shollow	321kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	62, good	5 ft11 shollow	504kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	57, good	5 ft12 shollow	535kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	68, good	4 ft10 shollow	301kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	27°C

The Tree6.8 kmabout 15 min by car

5 ft886 kJ

5 ft575 kJ

3 ft299 kJ

4 ft321 kJ

5 ft504 kJ

5 ft535 kJ

4 ft301 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Tree, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	5 ft14 shollow	886kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	54, good	5 ft11 shollow	575kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	62, good	3 ft12 shollow	299kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	4 ft10 shollow	321kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	62, good	5 ft11 shollow	504kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	57, good	5 ft12 shollow	535kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	68, good	4 ft10 shollow	301kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	27°C

Playa Hermosa Jaco8.4 kmabout 15 min by car

5 ft886 kJ

5 ft575 kJ

3 ft299 kJ

4 ft255 kJ

4 ft416 kJ

5 ft535 kJ

4 ft301 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa Hermosa Jaco, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	5 ft14 sslab	886kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	53, good	5 ft11 sslab	575kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	3 ft12 shollow	299kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	4 ft10 shollow	255kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	63, good	4 ft12 shollow	416kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	59, good	5 ft12 shollow	535kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	67, good	4 ft10 shollow	301kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	28°C

Punta mala15.4 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Esterillos Oeste, 3 km

5 ft846 kJ

5 ft474 kJ

3 ft333 kJ

4 ft305 kJ

5 ft490 kJ

5 ft520 kJ

4 ft320 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Punta mala, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	56, good	5 ft14 ssoft	846kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	54, good	5 ft11 ssoft	474kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	60, good	3 ft12 ssoft	333kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	67, good	4 ft10 ssoft	305kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	60, good	5 ft11 ssoft	490kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	59, good	5 ft12 ssoft	520kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	67, good	4 ft10 ssoft	320kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	27°C

Esterillos Oeste17.1 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Esterillos Oeste

5 ft863 kJ

5 ft561 kJ

4 ft334 kJ

4 ft315 kJ

5 ft490 kJ

5 ft524 kJ

4 ft253 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Esterillos Oeste, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	55, good	5 ft14 ssoft	863kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	54, good	5 ft11 ssoft	561kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	61, good	4 ft12 ssoft	334kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	66, good	4 ft10 ssoft	315kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	59, good	5 ft11 ssoft	490kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	59, good	5 ft12 ssoft	524kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	67, good	4 ft10 ssoft	253kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	27°C

Perro Fino2.8 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft919 kJ

5 ft604 kJ

3 ft295 kJ

4 ft247 kJ

5 ft518 kJ

5 ft540 kJ

4 ft369 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Perro Fino, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	5 ft14 sslab	919kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	54, good	5 ft11 shollow	604kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	64, good	3 ft12 shollow	295kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	62, good	4 ft10 shollow	247kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	59, good	5 ft11 shollow	518kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	59, good	5 ft12 shollow	540kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	66, good	4 ft11 shollow	369kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	27°C

Roca Loca2.9 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft919 kJ

5 ft604 kJ

3 ft295 kJ

4 ft247 kJ

5 ft518 kJ

5 ft540 kJ

4 ft369 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Roca Loca, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	5 ft14 sslab	919kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	54, good	5 ft11 shollow	604kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	64, good	3 ft12 shollow	295kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	62, good	4 ft10 shollow	247kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	59, good	5 ft11 shollow	518kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	59, good	5 ft12 shollow	540kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	66, good	4 ft11 shollow	369kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	27°C

Herradura4.8 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft879 kJ

5 ft555 kJ

3 ft279 kJ

4 ft314 kJ

4 ft480 kJ

4 ft490 kJ

4 ft387 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Herradura, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	5 ft14 sslab	879kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	5 ft11 sslab	555kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	3 ft12 shollow	279kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	59, good	4 ft10 shollow	314kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	64, good	4 ft12 shollow	480kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	57, good	4 ft12 shollow	490kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	62, good	4 ft11 shollow	387kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C

T box2.3 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft919 kJ

5 ft604 kJ

3 ft295 kJ

4 ft247 kJ

5 ft523 kJ

5 ft540 kJ

4 ft369 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at T box, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	59, good	5 ft14 sslab	919kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	52, good	5 ft11 shollow	604kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	3 ft12 shollow	295kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft10 shollow	247kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	61, good	5 ft12 shollow	523kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	59, good	5 ft12 shollow	540kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	64, good	4 ft11 shollow	369kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	27°C

La Isla4.9 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft919 kJ

5 ft604 kJ

3 ft295 kJ

4 ft352 kJ

5 ft518 kJ

5 ft540 kJ

4 ft395 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Isla, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	5 ft14 s	919kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	51, good	5 ft11 s	604kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	3 ft12 s	295kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	63, good	4 ft10 s	352kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	51, good	5 ft11 s	518kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	52, good	5 ft12 s	540kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	59, good	4 ft11 s	395kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	28°C

Jaco0.4 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft919 kJ

5 ft604 kJ

3 ft295 kJ

4 ft247 kJ

5 ft523 kJ

5 ft540 kJ

4 ft395 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Jaco, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	5 ft14 sslab	919kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	51, good	5 ft11 shollow	604kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	57, good	3 ft12 shollow	295kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	60, good	4 ft10 shollow	247kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	59, good	5 ft12 shollow	523kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	56, good	5 ft12 shollow	540kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	62, good	4 ft11 shollow	395kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	28°C

Escondida2 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft919 kJ

5 ft604 kJ

3 ft295 kJ

4 ft247 kJ

5 ft523 kJ

5 ft540 kJ

4 ft395 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Escondida, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	5 ft14 shollow	919kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	51, good	5 ft11 shollow	604kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	3 ft12 shollow	295kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	60, good	4 ft10 shollow	247kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	56, good	5 ft12 shollow	523kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	52, good	5 ft12 shollow	540kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	59, good	4 ft11 shollow	395kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	28°C

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

Jorge's PizzaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
Pizza Pata JacóPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
La cocina de RobertoBreakfast and brunch · 0.2 km from the centre
Locals GrillAmerican · 0.2 km from the centre
Mono VerdeSpanish · 0.2 km from the centre
Naans & Curries JacóIndian · 0.2 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