Monterrico, Guatemala

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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 experts: 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 expert 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 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 expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Monterrico: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Hawaii8.3 kmabout 15 min by car6 ft965 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, good, best spot that day5 ft558 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, fair4 ft463 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore, too small4 ft370 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, too small5 ft547 kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, fair5 ft513 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore, fair4 ft403 kJwind from the west, 0 knots, too small
All readings for Hawaii: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Hawaii, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct52, good6 ft13 ssoft965kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots30°C
Mon 19Oct42, fair5 ft11 ssoft558kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore32°C
Tue 20Oct34, too small4 ft11 ssoft463kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore30°C
Wed 21Oct33, too small4 ft10 ssoft370kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots31°C
Thu 22Oct41, fair5 ft12 ssoft547kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore31°C
Fri 23Oct39, fair5 ft12 ssoft513kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore31°C
Sat 24Oct35, too small4 ft11 ssoft403kJwind from the west, 0 knots31°C
Monterrico0.4 kmabout 5 min by car6 ft958 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, fair5 ft568 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore, fair5 ft473 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small5 ft424 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, too small5 ft558 kJwind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore, fair5 ft508 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore, fair4 ft394 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, too small
All readings for Monterrico: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Monterrico, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct46, fair6 ft13 smushy958kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots29°C
Mon 19Oct43, fair5 ft11 ssoft568kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore30°C
Tue 20Oct32, too small5 ft11 ssoft473kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore29°C
Wed 21Oct33, too small5 ft11 ssoft424kJwind from the east, 5 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct37, fair5 ft12 ssoft558kJwind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct38, fair5 ft12 ssoft508kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore29°C
Sat 24Oct32, too small4 ft11 ssoft394kJwind from the south, 2 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