Playa de Jobos

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Playa Jobos is a pop­u­lar surf­ing beach locat­ed in the north­west­ern town of Isabela. And the fun­ny thing is that it’s pop­u­lar among begin­ners as well as the more advanced crowd. Playa Jobos is pop­u­lar among ama­teur surfers because of the low depth of its waters. Advanced surfers love it because, even with its rel­a­tive­ly shal­low waters, the waves are quite large. So if you’re the type of per­son who prefers those pond-like beach­es with the 1‑inch surf then Playa Jobos is not the beach for you.

Playa Jobos got its name from a pop­u­lar an old com­mer­cial estab­lish­ment that used to be near­by, not from the pop­u­lar “jobo” fruit that grows on the Island. After a while eople start­ed call­ing it Jobo’s Beach and from there it mor­phed into just Jobos.

Playa Jobos is a nat­ur­al beach so you won’t find a des­ig­nat­ed park­ing area, show­ers, restrooms, life­guards, safe­ty buoys, con­ces­sion stands, gaze­bos recy­cling bins, sig­nage or writ­ten mate­r­i­al there. The water is crys­tal clear and the sand is a dark tan color.

Surf­ing at Playa Jobos can be tricky. There are sea cur­rents here that pull you towards the ocean and many peo­ple have drowned. So be sure to vis­it the local surf shops and ask the locals before you ven­ture into the Playa Jobos waters.

Oh, and one last thing. The sun­sets at Playa Jobos are pure jaw drop­pers. So if pho­tog­ra­phy is your thing then you’re in for a treat.

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