About El Valle

El Valle is a town in Chocó Department, Colombia. From El Valle you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Playa El Almejal, El Valle, a surf spot 8.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is BSC, 12 km away.

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Staying in El Valle

12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: BSC, 12 km, UIB, 98 km, EOH, 203 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from El Valle.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Playa El Almejal, El Valle8.7 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft590 kJ

4 ft427 kJ

4 ft369 kJ

4 ft367 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft337 kJ

3 ft221 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa El Almejal, El Valle, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	68, good	4 ft15 s	590kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	69, good	4 ft11 s	427kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	65, good	4 ft11 s	369kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	4 ft11 s	367kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	68, good	4 ft12 s	361kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	66, good	4 ft12 s	337kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	51, good	3 ft11 s	221kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	28°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of El Valle, 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 El Valle

Restaurante Rosa del Mar0.1 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

El Valle, Colombia