109 Playa Arrecifes Tayrona Birds — Arrecifes. Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Mendihuaca

Mendihuaca is a town in Magdalena Department, Colombia. From Mendihuaca you can reach 4 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Los Naranjos, a surf spot 5.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 17 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is SMR, 44 km away.

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Staying in Mendihuaca

17 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: SMR, 44 km, RCH, 106 km, BAQ, 109 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Mendihuaca. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Mendihuaca too.

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.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Los Naranjos5.1 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft63 kJ

4 ft66 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Los Naranjos, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	59, good	4 ft5 shollow	63kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	4 ft5 shollow	66kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	3 ft5 shollow	37kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	27°C
Thu 22Oct	23, too small	2 ft5 shollow	12kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	1 ft4 shollow	7kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	2 ft5 shollow	20kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	18, too small	2 ft6 shollow	16kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	28°C

Rio Buritaca9.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Buritaca, 2 km

4 ft57 kJ

4 ft61 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rio Buritaca, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	54, good	4 ft5 shollow	57kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	4 ft5 shollow	61kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	3 ft5 shollow	35kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	2 ft5 shollow	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	28°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	1 ft4 shollow	7kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	2 ft5 shollow	19kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	2 ft6 shollow	15kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots, offshore	28°C

Arrecifes11.3 kmabout 20 min by car

4 ft61 kJ

4 ft66 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Arrecifes, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	4 ft5 s	61kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	4 ft5 s	66kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	3 ft5 s	37kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	2 ft5 s	12kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	27°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	1 ft4 s	5kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	2 ft5 s	20kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	18, too small	2 ft6 s	16kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Mendihuaca, 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).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Mendihuaca. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

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.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

7 olas26.6 kmabout 50 min by car

3 ft43 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

2 ft8 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at 7 olas, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	3 ft5 shollow	43kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	3 ft5 shollow	52kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	23, too small	2 ft5 shollow	22kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 shollow	8kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	1 ft4 shollow	4kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 shollow	11kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	1 ft5 shollow	10kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore	28°C

Places to eat near Mendihuaca

Ecco pizza mendihuacaPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Restaurante Don Samuel | Santa Marta0.8 km from the centre
Restaurante Florecita0.8 km from the centre
Restaurante Rancho Puiro0.8 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

Mendihuaca, Colombia

About Mendihuaca

Staying in Mendihuaca

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Further out

Places to eat near Mendihuaca