Puerto San José, Guatemala
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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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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 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 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 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.Good★ BestBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto San Jose0.3 kmabout 5 min by car | 5 ft711 kJwind from the east, 3 knots★ Best, good, best spot that day | 5 ft490 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, fair | 5 ft515 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, fair | 5 ft625 kJwind from the east, 1 knot★ Best, good, best spot that day | 5 ft578 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore, fair | 4 ft387 kJwind from the west, 1 knot, too small | 4 ft295 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, too small |
All readings for Puerto San Jose: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Iztapa12.1 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Iztapa | 5 ft670 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, good | 4 ft463 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, fair | 4 ft419 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, too small | 5 ft579 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, fair | 5 ft524 kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore, fair | 4 ft392 kJwind from the west, 2 knots, too small | 4 ft277 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, too small |
All readings for Iztapa: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| La barra4.8 kmabout 10 min by car | 5 ft648 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, fair | 4 ft467 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, too small | 5 ft473 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, too small | 5 ft584 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, fair | 5 ft524 kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore, fair | 4 ft345 kJwind from the west, 2 knots, too small | 3 ft267 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, too small |
All readings for La barra: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
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