Puerto San José, Guatemala

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Port of San Jose, Guatemala (Unsplash)
Near Puerto San Jose, 2 km away. Photo: Adriana Velásquez adrizvela, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

About Puerto San José

Puerto San José is a town in Escuintla Department, Guatemala. From Puerto San José you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Puerto San Jose, a surf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 40 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Puerto San José

  • 40 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 Puerto San José.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate 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 Puerto San José each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Puerto San José too.

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 Puerto San José: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Puerto San Jose0.3 kmabout 5 min by car6 ft1019 kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, too big5 ft659 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, good5 ft491 kJwind from the east, 2 knots, good4 ft377 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, good5 ft610 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore, good5 ft508 kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, good4 ft343 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, good, best spot that day
All readings for Puerto San Jose: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Puerto San Jose, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0, too big6 ft13 smushy1,019kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots31°C
Mon 19Oct55, good5 ft12 scrumbling659kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct61, good5 ft11 scrumbling491kJwind from the east, 2 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct63, good4 ft10 scrumbling377kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 22Oct58, good5 ft12 scrumbling610kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore30°C
Fri 23Oct62, good5 ft12 scrumbling508kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots30°C
Sat 24Oct68, good4 ft12 shollow343kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots30°C
Iztapa12.1 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Iztapa6 ft914 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, good5 ft515 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, good4 ft450 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, good4 ft338 kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, good5 ft567 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore, good4 ft474 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, good4 ft334 kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots, good
All readings for Iztapa: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Iztapa, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct55, good6 ft13 scrumbling914kJwind from the south, 4 knots31°C
Mon 19Oct56, good5 ft11 scrumbling515kJwind from the east, 3 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct65, good4 ft11 scrumbling450kJwind from the east, 3 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct66, good4 ft10 scrumbling338kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 22Oct60, good5 ft12 scrumbling567kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore30°C
Fri 23Oct65, good4 ft12 scrumbling474kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot30°C
Sat 24Oct62, good4 ft12 scrumbling334kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots30°C
La barra4.8 kmabout 10 min by car6 ft893 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, good, best spot that day5 ft529 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, good, best spot that day4 ft450 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, good, best spot that day4 ft344 kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day5 ft567 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft470 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, good, best spot that day4 ft325 kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots, good
All readings for La barra: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La barra, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct54, good6 ft13 scrumbling893kJwind from the south, 4 knots31°C
Mon 19Oct56, good5 ft11 scrumbling529kJwind from the east, 3 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct64, good4 ft11 scrumbling450kJwind from the east, 3 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct65, good4 ft10 scrumbling344kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 22Oct59, good5 ft12 scrumbling567kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore30°C
Fri 23Oct64, good4 ft12 scrumbling470kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot30°C
Sat 24Oct60, good4 ft12 scrumbling325kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots30°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Puerto San José, 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 Puerto San José

  • Pollo CamperoChicken · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Guatemala, Escuintla, Puerto San JoséMexican · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Taqueria La Bendición puerto san JoséMexican · 0.4 km from the centre
  • Taqueria Taco-ntentosMexican · 0.4 km from the centre
  • La Mar GuatemalaSeafood · 0.5 km from the centre
  • Nigth club el CerritoBar and grill · 0.5 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