Bejuco, Costa Rica

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Esterillos Oeste, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: XQP (XQP), 34 km.

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About Bejuco

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces S (192°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (12°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 950 m out (1 in 97). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 28°C in October, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 6 good days in 7; in January, about 4. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Esterillos Oeste, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: XQP (XQP), 34 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 11 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SJO, direct.
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Getting there. 2 h 05 from the airport to Bejuco.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Esterillos Oeste, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: XQP (XQP), 34 km.
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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Bejuco, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	5 ft14 ssoft	863kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	561kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	334kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	359kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	5 ft12 ssoft	498kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	5 ft12 ssoft	517kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	253kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	137kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Mon 26Oct	23, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	152kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 27Oct	20, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	109kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to SJO, then 2h 05 by road. About 11h 05 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 5 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 5 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to SJO, then 2h 05 by road. About 11h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £590–£1,135 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to SJO, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£255–£530
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£120
Food	7 days eating out	£160–£300
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£70–£120
Total		£590–£1,135

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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