Champerico, Guatemala

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About Champerico

Champerico is a town in Retalhuleu Department, Guatemala. From Champerico you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Champerico, a surf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 7 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is RER, 34 km away.

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Staying in Champerico

  • 7 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: RER, 34 km, TAP, 74 km, GUA, 152 km

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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 Champerico.

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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.

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 Champerico: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Champerico0.2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up5 ft892 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore4 ft484 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot4 ft423 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore4 ft323 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore5 ft517 kJwind from the west-south-west, 0 knots4 ft466 kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots3 ft196 kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots
All readings for Champerico: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Champerico, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct58, good5 ft13 ssoft892kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Mon 19Oct65, good4 ft12 ssoft484kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot30°C
Tue 20Oct70, good4 ft12 ssoft423kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore29°C
Wed 21Oct70, good4 ft11 ssoft323kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 22Oct61, good5 ft12 ssoft517kJwind from the west-south-west, 0 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct63, good4 ft12 ssoft466kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots30°C
Sat 24Oct56, good3 ft10 ssoft196kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots30°C

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

  • Grupo Don RamySeafood · 0.4 km from the centre
  • Hotel y Restaurante Don Ramy0.4 km from the centre
  • Adolfo's and Manhattan0.3 km from the centre
  • Bodega Del Marisco0.3 km from the centre
  • Hotel y Restaurante El Submarino0.3 km from the centre
  • Rancho Andrea0.3 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