Monterrico, Guatemala

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Monterrico. Photo: DrStockPhoto.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Monterrico

Monterrico is a town in Santa Rosa Department, Guatemala. From Monterrico you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is Monterrico, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 56 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Monterrico

  • 56 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 intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Monterrico.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Monterrico each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Monterrico: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Hawaii8.3 kmabout 15 min by car5 ft705 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, good, best spot that day4 ft471 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, good, best spot that day4 ft266 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, good, best spot that day5 ft543 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, good, best spot that day5 ft500 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, good, best spot that day4 ft390 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, good, best spot that day4 ft290 kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, good, best spot that day
All readings for Hawaii: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hawaii, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct56, good5 ft12 ssoft705kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots32°C
Tue 20Oct59, good4 ft11 ssoft471kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots31°C
Wed 21Oct63, good4 ft9 ssoft266kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots31°C
Thu 22Oct60, good5 ft11 ssoft543kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct58, good5 ft11 ssoft500kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots31°C
Sat 24Oct68, good4 ft11 ssoft390kJwind from the west, 3 knots31°C
Sun 25Oct67, good4 ft11 ssoft290kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot32°C
Monterrico0.4 kmabout 5 min by car5 ft716 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, good5 ft481 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, good4 ft290 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, good5 ft579 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, good5 ft510 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, good4 ft399 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, good4 ft300 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, good
All readings for Monterrico: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Monterrico, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct55, good5 ft12 ssoft716kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct54, good5 ft11 ssoft481kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct58, good4 ft9 ssoft290kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct55, good5 ft11 ssoft579kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct54, good5 ft11 ssoft510kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots30°C
Sat 24Oct63, good4 ft11 ssoft399kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots30°C
Sun 25Oct64, good4 ft11 ssoft300kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots30°C

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

  • Restaurante La CostaSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Roaldo's Restaurant0.2 km from the centre
  • Restaurante López MonterricoSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Restaurante Las Hamacas0.1 km from the centre
  • Restaurante Susi0.1 km from the centre
  • Comida De Tere0.2 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