Manuel Antonio. Photo: kansasphoto, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Manuel Antonio

Surf town · Costa Rica

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Beds: 171 places

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171 places to stay within 2 km.

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Spots near here: 11 surf spots

Surf · this week

Bejuco · about 1h by car · stays in Esterillos Este
80 out of 100
Playa Bejuca · about 55 min by car · stays in Esterillos Este
80 out of 100
Turtle farms · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Jacó
78 out of 100
Boca quepos · about 5 min by car · stays in Quepos
77 out of 100
Esterillos Oeste · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Esterillos Oeste
75 out of 100
Punta mala · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Esterillos Oeste
75 out of 100
Playa Hermosa Jaco · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Jacó
72 out of 100
North Playitas · about 5 min by car
71 out of 100

All 11 surf spots

Playitas · about 5 min by car
71 out of 100
Cutters Right · about 10 min by car
70 out of 100
Dominical · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Dominical · Not for intermediates
–, no score

Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Manuel Antonio.

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Photos of Manuel Antonio

54-0663 Fairchild C-123K Provider, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica — Photo: Steve Knight, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Monkey at the beach looking for lunch - panoramio — Photo: Paul IJpelaar, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Leguana At Manuel Antonio N.P. - panoramio — Photo: Paul IJpelaar, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Manuel Antonio

where it is, what is near

Manuel Antonio is a town in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.

From Manuel Antonio you can reach 11 surf spots.

The nearest is North Playitas, a surf spot 1.5 km from the centre.

Overture lists 171 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

The nearest airport is Quepos Managua Airport (XQP), 5 km away.

In Puntarenas Province · Costa Rica

171 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Quepos Managua Airport (XQP), 5 km, Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ), 61 km, Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), 65 km

Forecast updated Mon 2 Nov, 18:16 UTC. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).