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 intermediate 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 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.GoodUnder 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

3 ft41 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Caca rio, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	3 ft6 smushy	41kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	34, too small	2 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	29°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	2 ft6 smushy	31kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	24, 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 west-north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	30°C
Sun 25Oct	8, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	29°C

Uvita Island2.2 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft36 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Uvita Island, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	33, too small	2 ft6 s	36kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	2 ft5 s	29kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	2 ft5 s	29kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 s	18kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	2 ft4 s	10kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	1 ft5 s	6kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	1 ft3 s	2kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots	27°C

Los tumbos3.9 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft32 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Los tumbos, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	31, too small	2 ft6 smushy	32kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	2 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	23, too small	2 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	1 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 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

Limón, Costa Rica