About Limón

Limón is a town in Limón Province, Costa Rica. From Limón you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Uvita Island, a surf spot 2.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 27 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is LIO, 4 km away.

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Staying in Limón

27 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: LIO, 4 km, CHX, 82 km, BOC, 112 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 Limón.

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

Spot

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Caca rio13.7 kmabout 25 min by car

4 ft99 kJ

3 ft41 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Caca rio, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	60, good	4 ft6 smushy	99kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	35, too small	3 ft6 smushy	41kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	2 ft5 smushy	23kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot	30°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	2 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	23, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	1 ft5 smushy	6kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore	29°C

Uvita Island2.2 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft86 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Uvita Island, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	3 ft6 s	86kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	2 ft6 s	34kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	2 ft5 s	23kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	2 ft5 s	25kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 s	17kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 s	10kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	1 ft5 s	7kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	27°C

Los tumbos3.9 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft83 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

2 ft8 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Los tumbos, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	3 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	2 ft6 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	2 ft5 smushy	23kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	27°C

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

Papa Johns PizzaPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Club TsunamiSushi · 0.4 km from the centre
Pollos Cyro'sChicken · 0.4 km from the centre
Bar & Restaurante Los DelfinesSeafood · 1.5 km from the centre
Barbaritas Caribbean FoodCaribbean · 1.9 km from the centre
TicotortillasMexican · 1.9 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

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Where it is

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