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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Iztapa12.1 kmabout 25 min by carStays in IztapaIntermediate and up

6 ft914 kJ

5 ft515 kJ

4 ft450 kJ

4 ft338 kJ

5 ft567 kJ

4 ft484 kJ

4 ft334 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Iztapa, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	6 ft13 scrumbling	914kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	60, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	515kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Tue 20Oct	61, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	450kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	338kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	61, good	5 ft12 scrumbling	567kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	64, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	484kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	67, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	334kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	30°C

La barra4.8 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft893 kJ

5 ft529 kJ

4 ft450 kJ

4 ft344 kJ

5 ft567 kJ

4 ft480 kJ

4 ft325 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La barra, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	52, good	6 ft13 scrumbling	893kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	60, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	529kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Tue 20Oct	60, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	450kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	64, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	344kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	60, good	5 ft12 scrumbling	567kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	63, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	480kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	64, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	325kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	30°C

Puerto San Jose0.3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft1019 kJ

5 ft573 kJ

5 ft491 kJ

4 ft377 kJ

5 ft610 kJ

5 ft508 kJ

4 ft343 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Puerto San Jose, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft13 smushy	1,019kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	59, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	573kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Tue 20Oct	59, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	491kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	62, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	377kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	5 ft12 scrumbling	610kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	30°C
Fri 23Oct	62, good	5 ft12 scrumbling	508kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	69, good	4 ft12 shollow	343kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	30°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

Puerto San José, Guatemala