Mendihuaca, Colombia
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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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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: 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 expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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 ft73 kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, too small | 4 ft79 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small | 3 ft39 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft14 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft8 kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, too small | 2 ft21 kJwind from the north-east, 1 knot, too small | 2 ft18 kJwind from the west, 2 knots, too small |
All readings for Los Naranjos: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Rio Buritaca9.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Buritaca, 2 km | 4 ft71 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, too small | 4 ft75 kJwind from the east, 2 knots, too small | 3 ft37 kJwind from the south-east, 1 knot, offshore, too small | 2 ft14 kJwind from the south-south-west, 1 knot, offshore, too small | 1 ft8 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, too small | 2 ft20 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, too small | 2 ft16 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Rio Buritaca: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Arrecifes11.3 kmabout 20 min by car | 4 ft82 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, too small | 4 ft79 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, too small | 3 ft39 kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots, too small | 2 ft14 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft8 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, too small | 2 ft21 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, too small | 2 ft18 kJwind from the west, 5 knots, too small |
All readings for Arrecifes: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
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 ft54 kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, too small | 3 ft53 kJwind from the east, 7 knots, too small | 2 ft26 kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots, too small | 2 ft8 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft5 kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots, too small | 2 ft11 kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft10 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for 7 olas: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
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