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 beginners: 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 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 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.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

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Escondida2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft673 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

4 ft223 kJ

5 ft519 kJ

5 ft485 kJ

5 ft520 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Escondida, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	51, good	6 ft11 shollow	673kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	61, good	4 ft12 shollow	347kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	60, good	4 ft9 shollow	223kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	54, good	5 ft11 shollow	519kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	53, good	5 ft11 shollow	485kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	52, good	5 ft11 shollow	520kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	66, good	4 ft11 shollow	347kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	28°C

Esterillos Oeste17.1 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Esterillos OesteIntermediate and up

5 ft642 kJ

4 ft370 kJ

4 ft247 kJ

5 ft486 kJ

4 ft471 kJ

5 ft469 kJ

4 ft256 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Esterillos Oeste, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	54, good	5 ft11 ssoft	642kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	62, good	4 ft12 ssoft	370kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	4 ft9 ssoft	247kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	5 ft11 ssoft	486kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	60, good	4 ft11 ssoft	471kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	60, good	5 ft11 ssoft	469kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	65, good	4 ft10 ssoft	256kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	28°C

Gully's5.9 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft658 kJ

3 ft323 kJ

4 ft264 kJ

5 ft500 kJ

4 ft467 kJ

5 ft465 kJ

4 ft310 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Gully's, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	54, good	6 ft11 shollow	658kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	65, good	3 ft12 shollow	323kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	62, good	4 ft9 shollow	264kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	60, good	5 ft11 shollow	500kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	58, good	4 ft11 shollow	467kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	60, good	5 ft11 shollow	465kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	70, good	4 ft10 shollow	310kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	28°C

Herradura4.8 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft652 kJ

3 ft317 kJ

4 ft328 kJ

5 ft477 kJ

4 ft454 kJ

5 ft474 kJ

4 ft332 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Herradura, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	51, good	6 ft11 sslab	652kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	57, good	3 ft12 shollow	317kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	59, good	4 ft10 shollow	328kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	63, good	5 ft11 shollow	477kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	58, good	4 ft11 shollow	454kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	56, good	5 ft11 shollow	474kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	62, good	4 ft11 shollow	332kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	27°C

Jaco0.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft673 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

4 ft223 kJ

5 ft519 kJ

5 ft485 kJ

5 ft466 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Jaco, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	51, good	6 ft11 shollow	673kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	60, good	4 ft12 shollow	347kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	60, good	4 ft9 shollow	223kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	5 ft11 shollow	519kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	57, good	5 ft11 shollow	485kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	5 ft11 shollow	466kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	66, good	4 ft11 shollow	347kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	28°C

La Isla4.9 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft673 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

4 ft348 kJ

5 ft515 kJ

5 ft485 kJ

5 ft520 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Isla, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	51, good	6 ft11 s	673kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	61, good	4 ft12 s	347kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	64, good	4 ft10 s	348kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	50, good	5 ft11 s	515kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	53, good	5 ft11 s	485kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	52, good	5 ft11 s	520kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	66, good	4 ft11 s	347kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	28°C

Perro Fino2.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft673 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

4 ft223 kJ

5 ft515 kJ

5 ft485 kJ

5 ft466 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Perro Fino, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	54, good	6 ft11 shollow	673kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	66, good	4 ft12 shollow	347kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	62, good	4 ft9 shollow	223kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	5 ft11 shollow	515kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	60, good	5 ft11 shollow	485kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	59, good	5 ft11 shollow	466kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	70, good	4 ft11 shollow	347kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	28°C

Playa Hermosa Jaco8.4 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft658 kJ

3 ft323 kJ

4 ft264 kJ

4 ft314 kJ

4 ft467 kJ

5 ft465 kJ

4 ft310 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa Hermosa Jaco, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	53, good	6 ft11 sslab	658kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	61, good	3 ft12 shollow	323kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	62, good	4 ft9 shollow	264kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	61, good	4 ft11 shollow	314kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	61, good	4 ft11 shollow	467kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	60, good	5 ft11 shollow	465kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	70, good	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 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft642 kJ

4 ft359 kJ

4 ft242 kJ

5 ft486 kJ

4 ft454 kJ

5 ft452 kJ

4 ft269 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Punta mala, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	54, good	5 ft11 ssoft	642kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	63, good	4 ft12 ssoft	359kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	4 ft9 ssoft	242kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	57, good	5 ft11 ssoft	486kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	61, good	4 ft11 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	61, good	5 ft11 ssoft	452kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	67, good	4 ft10 ssoft	269kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	28°C

Roca Loca2.9 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft673 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

4 ft223 kJ

5 ft515 kJ

5 ft485 kJ

5 ft466 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Roca Loca, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	54, good	6 ft11 shollow	673kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	66, good	4 ft12 shollow	347kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	62, good	4 ft9 shollow	223kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	5 ft11 shollow	515kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	60, good	5 ft11 shollow	485kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	59, good	5 ft11 shollow	466kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	70, good	4 ft11 shollow	347kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	28°C

T box2.3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft673 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

4 ft223 kJ

5 ft519 kJ

5 ft485 kJ

5 ft466 kJ

4 ft347 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at T box, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	52, good	6 ft11 shollow	673kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	4 ft12 shollow	347kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft9 shollow	223kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	60, good	5 ft11 shollow	519kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	61, good	5 ft11 shollow	485kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	57, good	5 ft11 shollow	466kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	64, good	4 ft11 shollow	347kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	28°C

The Tree6.8 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft658 kJ

3 ft323 kJ

4 ft264 kJ

5 ft500 kJ

4 ft467 kJ

5 ft465 kJ

4 ft310 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Tree, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	54, good	6 ft11 shollow	658kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	65, good	3 ft12 shollow	323kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	62, good	4 ft9 shollow	264kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	60, good	5 ft11 shollow	500kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	58, good	4 ft11 shollow	467kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	60, good	5 ft11 shollow	465kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	70, good	4 ft10 shollow	310kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	28°C

Turtle farms12.7 kmabout 25 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft658 kJ

4 ft378 kJ

4 ft264 kJ

4 ft314 kJ

4 ft467 kJ

5 ft465 kJ

4 ft310 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Turtle farms, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	54, good	6 ft11 ssoft	658kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	63, good	4 ft12 ssoft	378kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	64, good	4 ft9 ssoft	264kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	64, good	4 ft11 ssoft	314kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	62, good	4 ft11 ssoft	467kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	60, good	5 ft11 ssoft	465kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	68, good	4 ft10 ssoft	310kJ	wind from the west, 3 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