San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua

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About San Juan del Sur

San Juan del Sur is a town in Rivas Department, Nicaragua. From San Juan del Sur you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is San Juan Del Sur, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 143 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is LIR, 82 km away.

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Staying in San Juan del Sur

  • 143 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: LIR, 82 km, MGA, 104 km, NOB, 144 km

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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 San Juan del Sur.

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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 San Juan del Sur each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

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.

Surf spots within 20 km of San Juan del Sur: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
playa dos remedios2.7 kmabout 5 min by car5 ft505 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore, fair4 ft342 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small4 ft368 kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small4 ft380 kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, offshore, too small3 ft289 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small3 ft160 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small2 ft90 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for playa dos remedios: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at playa dos remedios, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct42, fair5 ft11 ssoft505kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore29°C
Tue 20Oct35, too small4 ft11 ssoft342kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore30°C
Wed 21Oct35, too small4 ft11 ssoft368kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore29°C
Thu 22Oct34, too small4 ft12 ssoft380kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct29, too small3 ft11 ssoft289kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore29°C
Sat 24Oct20, too small3 ft11 ssoft160kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore29°C
Sun 25Oct15, too small2 ft10 ssoft90kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore29°C
Playa Maderas5.9 kmabout 10 min by car5 ft505 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore, fair4 ft342 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small4 ft368 kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small4 ft380 kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, offshore, too small3 ft289 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small3 ft160 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small2 ft90 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Playa Maderas: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Playa Maderas, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct42, fair5 ft11 shollow505kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore29°C
Tue 20Oct35, too small4 ft11 shollow342kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore30°C
Wed 21Oct35, too small4 ft11 shollow368kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore29°C
Thu 22Oct34, too small4 ft12 shollow380kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct29, too small3 ft11 shollow289kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore29°C
Sat 24Oct21, too small3 ft11 shollow160kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore29°C
Sun 25Oct16, too small2 ft10 shollow90kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore29°C
Playa Remanso4.5 kmabout 10 min by car5 ft505 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, fair4 ft342 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small4 ft368 kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small4 ft380 kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small3 ft289 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small3 ft160 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small2 ft90 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Playa Remanso: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Playa Remanso, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct42, fair5 ft11 shollow505kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore30°C
Tue 20Oct35, too small4 ft11 shollow342kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore30°C
Wed 21Oct35, too small4 ft11 shollow368kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 22Oct34, too small4 ft12 shollow380kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct29, too small3 ft11 shollow289kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore30°C
Sat 24Oct20, too small3 ft11 shollow160kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore30°C
Sun 25Oct15, too small2 ft10 shollow90kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore31°C
San Juan Del Sur0.1 kmabout 5 min by car5 ft505 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore, fair4 ft342 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small4 ft368 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore, too small4 ft380 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore, too small3 ft289 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small3 ft160 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small2 ft90 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for San Juan Del Sur: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at San Juan Del Sur, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct42, fair5 ft11 ssoft505kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore29°C
Tue 20Oct35, too small4 ft11 ssoft342kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore29°C
Wed 21Oct35, too small4 ft11 ssoft368kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore29°C
Thu 22Oct34, too small4 ft12 ssoft380kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore28°C
Fri 23Oct29, too small3 ft11 ssoft289kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore29°C
Sat 24Oct20, too small3 ft11 scrumbling160kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore29°C
Sun 25Oct15, too small2 ft10 scrumbling90kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of San Juan del Sur, 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 San Juan del Sur

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