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 experts: 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 expert 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 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 expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Sat 24

Sun 25

Perro Fino2.8 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft673 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

5 ft470 kJ

5 ft515 kJ

5 ft486 kJ

5 ft520 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Perro Fino, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	48, good	6 ft11 shollow	673kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	4 ft12 shollow	347kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	5 ft11 shollow	470kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	5 ft11 shollow	515kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	5 ft11 shollow	486kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	5 ft11 shollow	520kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	33, too small	4 ft11 shollow	347kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	28°C

Roca Loca2.9 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft673 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

5 ft470 kJ

5 ft515 kJ

5 ft486 kJ

5 ft520 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Roca Loca, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	48, good	6 ft11 shollow	673kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	4 ft12 shollow	347kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	5 ft11 shollow	470kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	5 ft11 shollow	515kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	5 ft11 shollow	486kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	5 ft11 shollow	520kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	33, too small	4 ft11 shollow	347kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	28°C

Turtle farms12.7 kmabout 25 min by car

6 ft658 kJ

4 ft378 kJ

5 ft404 kJ

5 ft500 kJ

5 ft468 kJ

5 ft501 kJ

4 ft310 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Turtle farms, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	6 ft11 ssoft	658kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	378kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	35, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	404kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	500kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	468kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	501kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	31, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	310kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	28°C

Gully's5.9 kmabout 10 min by car

6 ft658 kJ

3 ft323 kJ

5 ft404 kJ

5 ft500 kJ

5 ft468 kJ

5 ft501 kJ

4 ft310 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Gully's, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	6 ft11 shollow	658kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	3 ft12 shollow	323kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	5 ft10 shollow	404kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	5 ft11 shollow	500kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	35, too small	5 ft11 shollow	468kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	5 ft11 shollow	501kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	32, too small	4 ft10 shollow	310kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	28°C

The Tree6.8 kmabout 15 min by car

6 ft658 kJ

3 ft323 kJ

5 ft404 kJ

5 ft500 kJ

5 ft468 kJ

5 ft501 kJ

4 ft310 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at The Tree, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	6 ft11 shollow	658kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	3 ft12 shollow	323kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	5 ft10 shollow	404kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	5 ft11 shollow	500kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	35, too small	5 ft11 shollow	468kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	5 ft11 shollow	501kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	32, too small	4 ft10 shollow	310kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	28°C

T box2.3 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft673 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

5 ft470 kJ

5 ft519 kJ

5 ft486 kJ

5 ft520 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at T box, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	6 ft11 shollow	673kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	4 ft12 shollow	347kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	32, too small	5 ft11 shollow	470kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	5 ft11 shollow	519kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	5 ft11 shollow	486kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	5 ft11 shollow	520kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	31, too small	4 ft11 shollow	347kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	28°C

Playa Hermosa Jaco8.4 kmabout 15 min by car

6 ft658 kJ

3 ft323 kJ

5 ft404 kJ

5 ft500 kJ

5 ft468 kJ

5 ft501 kJ

4 ft310 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Playa Hermosa Jaco, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	6 ft11 sslab	658kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	3 ft12 shollow	323kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	5 ft10 shollow	404kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	5 ft11 shollow	500kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	5 ft11 shollow	468kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	5 ft11 shollow	501kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	32, too small	4 ft10 shollow	310kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	28°C

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

5 ft642 kJ

4 ft359 kJ

4 ft342 kJ

5 ft486 kJ

4 ft455 kJ

5 ft487 kJ

4 ft269 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Punta mala, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	642kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	359kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	342kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	34, too small	5 ft11 ssoft	486kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	35, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	455kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	487kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	29, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	269kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	28°C

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

5 ft642 kJ

4 ft370 kJ

4 ft359 kJ

5 ft486 kJ

5 ft477 kJ

5 ft506 kJ

4 ft256 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Esterillos Oeste, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	642kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	370kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	359kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	34, too small	5 ft11 ssoft	486kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	477kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	506kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	28, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	256kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	28°C

Escondida2 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft673 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

5 ft470 kJ

5 ft519 kJ

5 ft486 kJ

5 ft520 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Escondida, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	6 ft11 shollow	673kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	4 ft12 shollow	347kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	32, too small	5 ft11 shollow	470kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	5 ft11 shollow	519kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	5 ft11 shollow	486kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	5 ft11 shollow	520kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	31, too small	4 ft11 shollow	347kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	28°C

Jaco0.4 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft673 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

5 ft470 kJ

5 ft519 kJ

5 ft486 kJ

5 ft520 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Jaco, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	6 ft11 shollow	673kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	4 ft12 shollow	347kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	32, too small	5 ft11 shollow	470kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	5 ft11 shollow	519kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	5 ft11 shollow	486kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	5 ft11 shollow	520kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	31, too small	4 ft11 shollow	347kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	28°C

La Isla4.9 kmabout 10 min by car

6 ft673 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

5 ft470 kJ

5 ft515 kJ

5 ft486 kJ

5 ft520 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Isla, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	6 ft11 s	673kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	4 ft12 s	347kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	35, too small	5 ft11 s	470kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	33, too small	5 ft11 s	515kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	5 ft11 s	486kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	5 ft11 s	520kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	31, too small	4 ft11 s	347kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	28°C

Herradura4.8 kmabout 10 min by car

6 ft652 kJ

3 ft317 kJ

4 ft366 kJ

5 ft473 kJ

4 ft459 kJ

5 ft474 kJ

4 ft332 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Herradura, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	6 ft11 sslab	652kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	3 ft12 shollow	317kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	4 ft10 shollow	366kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	5 ft11 shollow	473kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	34, too small	4 ft11 shollow	459kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	35, too small	5 ft11 shollow	474kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	27, too small	4 ft11 shollow	332kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	27°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