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

Spot

Mon 19

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Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Arrecifes11.3 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft69 kJ

4 ft79 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Arrecifes, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	4 ft5 s	69kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	4 ft5 s	79kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	3 ft5 s	39kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	23, too small	2 ft5 s	14kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	27°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	1 ft4 s	7kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	2 ft5 s	21kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	19, too small	2 ft5 s	18kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	27°C

Los Naranjos5.1 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft82 kJ

4 ft79 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Los Naranjos, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	59, good	4 ft5 shollow	82kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	57, good	4 ft5 shollow	79kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	3 ft5 shollow	39kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	27°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	2 ft5 shollow	14kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	1 ft5 shollow	8kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	2 ft5 shollow	21kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 shollow	18kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	28°C

Rio Buritaca9.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Buritaca, 2 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft71 kJ

4 ft75 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rio Buritaca, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	55, good	4 ft5 shollow	71kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	4 ft5 shollow	75kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	35, poor	3 ft5 shollow	37kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 shollow	14kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	28°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	1 ft5 shollow	8kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	2 ft5 shollow	20kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 shollow	16kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots, offshore	28°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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

7 olas26.6 kmabout 50 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft54 kJ

3 ft53 kJ

2 ft26 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	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	3 ft5 shollow	54kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	3 ft5 shollow	53kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	2 ft5 shollow	26kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 shollow	8kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	1 ft4 shollow	4kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 shollow	11kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	14, 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