Junquillal, Costa Rica

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Junquillal beach reflection 01 — Junquillal. Photo: Gaendalf, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Junquillal

Junquillal is a town in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. From Junquillal you can reach 13 surf spots. The nearest is Junquillal, a surf spot 0.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is NOB, 26 km away.

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Staying in Junquillal

12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: NOB, 26 km, LIR, 56 km, FON, 139 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 Junquillal.

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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 Junquillal each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 11 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Junquillal 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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El Estero- Tamarindo16.9 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Tamarindo, 4 km

6 ft713 kJ

4 ft343 kJ

3 ft214 kJ

4 ft367 kJ

4 ft323 kJ

3 ft208 kJ

3 ft141 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at El Estero- Tamarindo, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 shollow	713kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	4 ft12 shollow	343kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	12, poor	3 ft10 shollow	214kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	4 ft12 shollow	367kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	4 ft11 shollow	323kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	3 ft11 shollow	208kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Sun 25Oct	53, good	3 ft10 shollow	141kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	31°C

Junquillal0.9 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft754 kJ

4 ft377 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft383 kJ

4 ft309 kJ

3 ft217 kJ

3 ft176 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Junquillal, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	55, good	6 ft11 sslab	754kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	71, good	4 ft12 shollow	377kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	66, good	4 ft12 shollow	361kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	71, good	4 ft12 shollow	383kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	66, good	4 ft11 shollow	309kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	3 ft11 shollow	217kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	48, good	3 ft10 shollow	176kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C

Little hawaii9.7 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Tamarindo, 9 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft730 kJ

4 ft371 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft383 kJ

4 ft337 kJ

3 ft219 kJ

3 ft170 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Little hawaii, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	54, good	6 ft11 sslab	730kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	71, good	4 ft12 shollow	371kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	4 ft12 shollow	361kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	71, good	4 ft12 shollow	383kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	67, good	4 ft11 shollow	337kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	49, good	3 ft11 shollow	219kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	50, good	3 ft10 shollow	170kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	31°C

Marbella9.5 kmabout 20 min by carStays in MarbellaIntermediate and up

4 ft472 kJ

4 ft390 kJ

4 ft364 kJ

4 ft383 kJ

4 ft323 kJ

3 ft227 kJ

3 ft176 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Marbella, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	4 ft12 ssoft	472kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	70, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	390kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	67, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	364kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	71, good	4 ft12 ssoft	383kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	69, good	4 ft11 ssoft	323kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	54, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	227kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	51, good	3 ft10 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	26°C

Pico Grande16.5 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Playa Grande, 4 kmNeeds 3 ft+

4 ft440 kJ

4 ft366 kJ

4 ft346 kJ

4 ft373 kJ

4 ft323 kJ

3 ft208 kJ

3 ft169 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pico Grande, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	58, good	4 ft12 shollow	440kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	64, good	4 ft11 shollow	366kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft12 shollow	346kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	67, good	4 ft12 shollow	373kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	61, good	4 ft11 shollow	323kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	3 ft11 shollow	208kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Sun 25Oct	38, fair	3 ft10 shollow	169kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	31°C

Pico Pequeno16.4 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Tamarindo, 4 kmNeeds 4 ft+

4 ft440 kJ

4 ft366 kJ

4 ft346 kJ

4 ft373 kJ

4 ft323 kJ

3 ft208 kJ

3 ft169 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pico Pequeno, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	57, good	4 ft12 shollow	440kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	59, good	4 ft11 shollow	366kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	51, good	4 ft12 shollow	346kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	63, good	4 ft12 shollow	373kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	55, good	4 ft11 shollow	323kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	3 ft11 shollow	208kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Sun 25Oct	33, too small	3 ft10 shollow	169kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	31°C

Playa Avellana8.5 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Tamarindo, 10 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft730 kJ

4 ft371 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft383 kJ

4 ft337 kJ

3 ft219 kJ

3 ft170 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa Avellana, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	54, good	6 ft11 shollow	730kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	71, good	4 ft12 shollow	371kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	4 ft12 shollow	361kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	71, good	4 ft12 shollow	383kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	67, good	4 ft11 shollow	337kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	3 ft11 shollow	219kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	49, good	3 ft10 shollow	170kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	31°C

Playa Avellanas9.2 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Tamarindo, 9 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft730 kJ

4 ft371 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft383 kJ

4 ft337 kJ

3 ft219 kJ

3 ft170 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa Avellanas, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	54, good	6 ft11 shollow	730kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	71, good	4 ft12 shollow	371kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	4 ft12 shollow	361kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	71, good	4 ft12 shollow	383kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	67, good	4 ft11 shollow	337kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	3 ft11 shollow	219kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	50, good	3 ft10 shollow	170kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	31°C

Playa Grande19.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Playa Grande, 1 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft713 kJ

4 ft343 kJ

4 ft346 kJ

4 ft367 kJ

4 ft323 kJ

3 ft208 kJ

3 ft169 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa Grande, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	57, good	6 ft11 shollow	713kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	73, good	4 ft12 shollow	343kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	67, good	4 ft12 shollow	346kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	75, good	4 ft12 shollow	367kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	69, good	4 ft11 shollow	323kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	54, good	3 ft11 shollow	208kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Sun 25Oct	48, good	3 ft10 shollow	169kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	31°C

Playa Langosta15.4 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Tamarindo, 6 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft713 kJ

4 ft343 kJ

4 ft346 kJ

4 ft367 kJ

4 ft323 kJ

3 ft208 kJ

3 ft169 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa Langosta, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	53, good	6 ft11 shollow	713kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	72, good	4 ft12 shollow	343kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	64, good	4 ft12 shollow	346kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	73, good	4 ft12 shollow	367kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	66, good	4 ft11 shollow	323kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	47, fair	3 ft11 shollow	208kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	45, fair	3 ft10 shollow	169kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C

raps2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft754 kJ

4 ft377 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft383 kJ

4 ft309 kJ

3 ft217 kJ

3 ft176 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at raps, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	55, good	6 ft11 sslab	754kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	71, good	4 ft12 shollow	377kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	66, good	4 ft12 shollow	361kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	71, good	4 ft12 shollow	383kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	66, good	4 ft11 shollow	309kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	3 ft11 shollow	217kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	49, good	3 ft10 shollow	176kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C

Suizo16.2 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Tamarindo, 5 kmNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft523 kJ

4 ft366 kJ

4 ft346 kJ

4 ft373 kJ

4 ft323 kJ

3 ft208 kJ

3 ft169 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Suizo, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	52, good	5 ft12 scrumbling	523kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	4 ft11 scrumbling	366kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	4 ft12 shollow	346kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	4 ft12 shollow	373kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	4 ft11 shollow	323kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	3 ft11 shollow	208kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Sun 25Oct	24, too small	3 ft10 shollow	169kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	31°C

Tamarindo16.3 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Tamarindo, 4 kmNeeds 4 ft+

4 ft440 kJ

4 ft366 kJ

4 ft346 kJ

4 ft373 kJ

4 ft323 kJ

3 ft208 kJ

3 ft169 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tamarindo, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	57, good	4 ft12 shollow	440kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	59, good	4 ft11 shollow	366kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	51, good	4 ft12 shollow	346kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	63, good	4 ft12 shollow	373kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	55, good	4 ft11 shollow	323kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	3 ft11 shollow	208kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Sun 25Oct	33, too small	3 ft10 shollow	169kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	31°C

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

La Fogata Bar & Grill1.6 km from the centre
Restaurante Lochito's1.8 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