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

Bejuco does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bejuco, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	54, good	5 ft11 ssoft	642kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	67, good	4 ft12 ssoft	370kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	29°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	4 ft9 ssoft	247kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	62, good	5 ft11 ssoft	491kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	61, good	4 ft11 ssoft	471kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	29°C
Sat 24Oct	60, good	5 ft11 ssoft	469kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	28°C
Sun 25Oct	65, good	4 ft10 ssoft	256kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Mon 26Oct	59, good	3 ft9 ssoft	166kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 27Oct	52, good	3 ft8 ssoft	111kJ	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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to SJO, then 2h 05 by road. About 11h 05 door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Bejuco
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Bejuco
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Bejuco
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Bejuco
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Surf Bejuco
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).
Mon 26 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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