Dorado, Puerto Rico

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About Dorado

Dorado is a town in Puerto Rico. From Dorado you can reach 8 surf spots. The nearest is kikita beach, a surf spot 2 km from the centre. Overture lists 14 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is SIG, 17 km away.

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Staying in Dorado

14 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: SIG, 17 km, SJU, 28 km, PSE, 59 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 Dorado.

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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 Dorado each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Dorado 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.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

El Unico2.8 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft100 kJ

5 ft549 kJ

5 ft335 kJ

4 ft182 kJ

4 ft264 kJ

4 ft214 kJ

3 ft99 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Unico, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	100kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	549kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	32, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	335kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	25, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	182kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	31°C
Fri 23Oct	30, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	264kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	214kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	32°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	99kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	32°C

Las Pasas9.1 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Vega Baja, 7 km

3 ft100 kJ

5 ft535 kJ

5 ft325 kJ

4 ft176 kJ

4 ft244 kJ

4 ft206 kJ

3 ft99 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Las Pasas, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	100kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	535kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	31°C
Wed 21Oct	32, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	325kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore	32°C
Fri 23Oct	31, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	244kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	32°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	206kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	32°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	99kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	32°C

kikita beach2 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft100 kJ

5 ft535 kJ

5 ft325 kJ

4 ft176 kJ

4 ft264 kJ

4 ft206 kJ

3 ft99 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at kikita beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	100kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	5 ft10 scrumbling	535kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	5 ft9 scrumbling	325kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	25, too small	4 ft8 scrumbling	176kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	30, too small	4 ft9 scrumbling	264kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	4 ft9 scrumbling	206kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	32°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	99kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	32°C

Kikitas2.2 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft100 kJ

5 ft535 kJ

5 ft325 kJ

4 ft176 kJ

4 ft264 kJ

4 ft206 kJ

3 ft99 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Kikitas, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	100kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	5 ft10 scrumbling	535kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	5 ft9 scrumbling	325kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	25, too small	4 ft8 scrumbling	176kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	30, too small	4 ft9 scrumbling	264kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	4 ft9 scrumbling	206kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	32°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	99kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	32°C

Lance's Left13.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Vega Baja, 5 km

3 ft100 kJ

5 ft555 kJ

5 ft325 kJ

4 ft176 kJ

4 ft264 kJ

4 ft206 kJ

3 ft99 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lance's Left, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	100kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	555kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	325kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	26, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	264kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	206kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	31°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	99kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	30°C

La peinilla14.7 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Vega Baja, 5 km

3 ft100 kJ

5 ft535 kJ

5 ft325 kJ

4 ft176 kJ

4 ft264 kJ

4 ft206 kJ

3 ft99 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La peinilla, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	100kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	535kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 0 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	325kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	26, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	264kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	206kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	31°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	99kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	30°C

Cochino8.7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in San Juan, 7 km

3 ft106 kJ

5 ft560 kJ

5 ft340 kJ

4 ft188 kJ

4 ft261 kJ

4 ft214 kJ

3 ft103 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cochino, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	106kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	560kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	32, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	340kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	23, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	188kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	31°C
Fri 23Oct	26, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	261kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	214kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	32°C
Sun 25Oct	14, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	103kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	32°C

Sharks3 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft100 kJ

5 ft535 kJ

5 ft325 kJ

4 ft176 kJ

4 ft264 kJ

4 ft206 kJ

3 ft99 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sharks, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	100kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	535kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	32, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	325kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	264kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	206kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	31°C
Sun 25Oct	14, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	99kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	30°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Dorado, 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 Dorado

GrappaItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
PiriloPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
El LadrilloSteakhouse · 0.2 km from the centre
El Chile ArdienteMexican · 0.3 km from the centre
Lechón DoradoPuerto rican · 0.3 km from the centre
Nolo's Fried Chicken & ChineseChinese · 0.8 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