Zancudo, Costa Rica

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About Zancudo

Zancudo is a town in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. From Zancudo you can reach 2 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Zancudo Beach, a surf spot 1.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Zancudo

  • 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)

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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 Zancudo. Spots further out are listed below.

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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.

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 Zancudo: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Zancudo Beach1.2 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft167 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small2 ft130 kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots, too small2 ft110 kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, too small3 ft208 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore, too small3 ft215 kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots, too small2 ft117 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, offshore, too small2 ft98 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, too small
All readings for Zancudo Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Zancudo Beach, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct18, too small3 ft11 ssoft167kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore31°C
Tue 20Oct15, too small2 ft12 ssoft130kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots31°C
Wed 21Oct15, too small2 ft11 ssoft110kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot29°C
Thu 22Oct21, too small3 ft12 ssoft208kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct21, too small3 ft12 ssoft215kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct14, too small2 ft11 ssoft117kJwind from the east, 4 knots, offshore29°C
Sun 25Oct13, too small2 ft10 ssoft98kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots31°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Zancudo, 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).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Zancudo. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

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 that stay in Zancudo from further out: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Los Olivos46.7 kmabout 1h 25 by car4 ft378 kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small4 ft279 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, too small3 ft225 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore, too small4 ft361 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore, too small4 ft374 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, too small3 ft278 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, too small3 ft123 kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Los Olivos: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Los Olivos, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct31, too small4 ft11 ssoft378kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore31°C
Tue 20Oct25, too small4 ft11 ssoft279kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots30°C
Wed 21Oct23, too small3 ft10 ssoft225kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore29°C
Thu 22Oct29, too small4 ft12 ssoft361kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct31, too small4 ft12 ssoft374kJwind from the south, 4 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct25, too small3 ft11 ssoft278kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots30°C
Sun 25Oct17, too small3 ft10 ssoft123kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore29°C

Places to eat near Zancudo

  • Playa Zancudo - El Coquito RestauranteBar and grill · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Restaurant La Puerta NegraItalian · 0.6 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