Quepos, Costa Rica

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Monkey at the beach looking for lunch - panoramio
North Playitas. Photo: Paul IJpelaar, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Quepos

Quepos is a town in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. From Quepos you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Boca quepos, a surf spot 1.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 88 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is XQP, 4 km away.

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Staying in Quepos

  • 88 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: XQP, 4 km, SYQ, 58 km, SJO, 63 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 Quepos.

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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 Quepos each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Quepos: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Boca quepos1.4 kmabout 5 min by car5 ft621 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, fair5 ft424 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, too small5 ft385 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small5 ft500 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore, fair5 ft504 kJwind from the south-south-west, 1 knot, fair5 ft501 kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, fair3 ft159 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, too small
All readings for Boca quepos: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Boca quepos, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct45, fair5 ft11 scrumbling621kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore28°C
Tue 20Oct34, too small5 ft11 scrumbling424kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct33, too small5 ft10 scrumbling385kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore28°C
Thu 22Oct42, fair5 ft11 scrumbling500kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct38, fair5 ft11 scrumbling504kJwind from the south-south-west, 1 knot28°C
Sat 24Oct38, fair5 ft11 scrumbling501kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore28°C
Sun 25Oct19, too small3 ft9 scrumbling159kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots28°C
Cutters Right7.4 kmabout 15 min by car5 ft621 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, fair5 ft444 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore, fair5 ft389 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small5 ft500 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, fair5 ft523 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, fair5 ft448 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, too small3 ft175 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, too small
All readings for Cutters Right: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cutters Right, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct42, fair5 ft11 ssoft621kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore29°C
Tue 20Oct36, fair5 ft11 ssoft444kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 21Oct34, too small5 ft10 ssoft389kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore28°C
Thu 22Oct38, fair5 ft11 scrumbling500kJwind from the east, 4 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct37, fair5 ft12 scrumbling523kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot29°C
Sat 24Oct34, too small5 ft11 scrumbling448kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots28°C
Sun 25Oct23, too small3 ft9 scrumbling175kJwind from the west, 4 knots27°C
North Playitas3.9 kmabout 10 min by car5 ft621 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, fair5 ft444 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore, fair5 ft389 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small5 ft500 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, fair5 ft523 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, fair5 ft448 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, too small3 ft175 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, too small
All readings for North Playitas: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at North Playitas, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct42, fair5 ft11 ssoft621kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore29°C
Tue 20Oct36, fair5 ft11 ssoft444kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 21Oct34, too small5 ft10 ssoft389kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore28°C
Thu 22Oct38, fair5 ft11 ssoft500kJwind from the east, 4 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct37, fair5 ft12 ssoft523kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot29°C
Sat 24Oct34, too small5 ft11 ssoft448kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots28°C
Sun 25Oct23, too small3 ft9 ssoft175kJwind from the west, 4 knots27°C
Playitas3.9 kmabout 10 min by car5 ft621 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, fair5 ft444 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore, fair5 ft389 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small5 ft500 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, fair5 ft523 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, fair5 ft448 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, too small3 ft175 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, too small
All readings for Playitas: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Playitas, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct42, fair5 ft11 ssoft621kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore29°C
Tue 20Oct36, fair5 ft11 ssoft444kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 21Oct34, too small5 ft10 ssoft389kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore28°C
Thu 22Oct38, fair5 ft11 ssoft500kJwind from the east, 4 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct37, fair5 ft12 ssoft523kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot29°C
Sat 24Oct34, too small5 ft11 ssoft448kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots28°C
Sun 25Oct23, too small3 ft9 ssoft175kJwind from the west, 4 knots27°C

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

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