About Iztapa

Iztapa is a town in Escuintla Department, Guatemala. From Iztapa you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Iztapa, a surf spot 0.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 17 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Iztapa

17 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 Iztapa.

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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. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Iztapa 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

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Iztapa0.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft558 kJ

4 ft462 kJ

4 ft272 kJ

5 ft568 kJ

5 ft482 kJ

4 ft330 kJ

4 ft277 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Iztapa, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	60, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	558kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Tue 20Oct	61, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	462kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	64, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	272kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	568kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	58, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	482kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	68, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	330kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	30°C
Sun 25Oct	58, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	277kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	30°C

La barra6.6 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Puerto San José, 5 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft548 kJ

4 ft452 kJ

4 ft278 kJ

5 ft584 kJ

5 ft482 kJ

4 ft314 kJ

3 ft267 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La barra, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	59, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	548kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Tue 20Oct	61, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	452kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	64, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	278kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	57, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	584kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	57, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	482kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	67, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	314kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	30°C
Sun 25Oct	57, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	267kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	30°C

Puerto San Jose11.3 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Puerto San JoséIntermediate and up

5 ft610 kJ

5 ft490 kJ

4 ft309 kJ

5 ft625 kJ

5 ft524 kJ

4 ft387 kJ

4 ft295 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Puerto San Jose, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	59, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	610kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Tue 20Oct	60, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	490kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	61, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	309kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	625kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	30°C
Fri 23Oct	56, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	524kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	69, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	387kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	30°C
Sun 25Oct	59, good	4 ft11 shollow	295kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	30°C

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

Puerto Iztapa, Escuntla, Guatemala.Salad bar · 0.1 km from the centre
Restaurante Meyko II0.1 km from the centre
Puerto malecón de iztapa0.2 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

Iztapa, Guatemala