Willemstad, Curaçao

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Willemstad, the nearest town, 10 km away. Photo: Coolcaesar, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Willemstad

Willemstad is a town in Curaçao. From Willemstad you can reach 2 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Curaçao Mambo Beach, a kite and windsurf spot 1.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 49 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Willemstad

  • 49 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 beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Willemstad.

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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 Willemstad 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of Willemstad: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Playa Canoa9.5 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up2 ft15 kJwind from the east, 11 knots2 ft17 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots3 ft24 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots2 ft20 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots2 ft22 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots3 ft36 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots3 ft26 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots
All readings for Playa Canoa: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa Canoa, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct12, too small2 ft4 shollow15kJwind from the east, 11 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct14, too small2 ft4 shollow17kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots30°C
Wed 21Oct21, too small3 ft4 shollow24kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct19, too small2 ft4 shollow20kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct17, too small2 ft5 shollow22kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct22, too small3 ft5 shollow36kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots29°C
Sun 25Oct22, too small3 ft5 shollow26kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots29°C
Sint Joris Baai9.8 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up2 ft17 kJwind from the east, 11 knots2 ft20 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots2 ft17 kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots2 ft17 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots3 ft26 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots3 ft41 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots3 ft28 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots
All readings for Sint Joris Baai: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sint Joris Baai, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct9, too small2 ft4 smushy17kJwind from the east, 11 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct10, too small2 ft4 smushy20kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots30°C
Wed 21Oct14, too small2 ft5 shollow17kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct19, too small2 ft4 shollow17kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct17, too small3 ft5 shollow26kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct18, poor3 ft5 shollow41kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots29°C
Sun 25Oct25, too small3 ft5 shollow28kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots29°C

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

Kite near Willemstad

Windsurf near Willemstad

Places to eat near Willemstad

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