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 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.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 Puerto San José: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Puerto San Jose0.3 kmabout 5 min by car5 ft711 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, good, best spot that day5 ft490 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, fair5 ft515 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, fair5 ft625 kJwind from the east, 1 knot, good, best spot that day5 ft578 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore, fair4 ft387 kJwind from the west, 1 knot, too small4 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
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Puerto San Jose, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct50, good5 ft12 scrumbling711kJwind from the east, 3 knots31°C
Tue 20Oct39, fair5 ft11 scrumbling490kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore30°C
Wed 21Oct36, fair5 ft11 scrumbling515kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots30°C
Thu 22Oct49, good5 ft11 scrumbling625kJwind from the east, 1 knot30°C
Fri 23Oct43, fair5 ft11 scrumbling578kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore31°C
Sat 24Oct33, too small4 ft11 scrumbling387kJwind from the west, 1 knot30°C
Sun 25Oct25, too small4 ft11 shollow295kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots30°C
Iztapa12.1 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Iztapa5 ft670 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, good4 ft463 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, fair4 ft419 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, too small5 ft579 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, fair5 ft524 kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore, fair4 ft392 kJwind from the west, 2 knots, too small4 ft277 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, too small
All readings for Iztapa: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Iztapa, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct48, good5 ft12 scrumbling670kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots31°C
Tue 20Oct36, fair4 ft11 scrumbling463kJwind from the east, 3 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct34, too small4 ft11 scrumbling419kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots30°C
Thu 22Oct46, fair5 ft11 scrumbling579kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct40, fair5 ft11 scrumbling524kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore31°C
Sat 24Oct32, too small4 ft11 scrumbling392kJwind from the west, 2 knots30°C
Sun 25Oct24, too small4 ft11 scrumbling277kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots30°C
La barra4.8 kmabout 10 min by car5 ft648 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, fair4 ft467 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, too small5 ft473 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, too small5 ft584 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, fair5 ft524 kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore, fair4 ft345 kJwind from the west, 2 knots, too small3 ft267 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, too small
All readings for La barra: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at La barra, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct46, fair5 ft12 scrumbling648kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots31°C
Tue 20Oct35, too small4 ft11 scrumbling467kJwind from the east, 3 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct33, too small5 ft11 scrumbling473kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots30°C
Thu 22Oct46, fair5 ft11 scrumbling584kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct39, fair5 ft11 scrumbling524kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore31°C
Sat 24Oct29, too small4 ft11 scrumbling345kJwind from the west, 2 knots30°C
Sun 25Oct23, too small3 ft11 scrumbling267kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 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