Landscape of Nuquí, Chocó, Colombia - 22 Oct 2025 - Diferoch - 10 — Near Terco, 2 km away. Photo: Diferoch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Termales

Termales is a town in Chocó Department, Colombia. From Termales you can reach 5 surf spots. The nearest is Terco, a surf spot 0.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is BSC, 67 km away.

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Staying in Termales

6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: BSC, 67 km, UIB, 89 km, BUN, 205 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 Termales.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Termales each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Termales too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Pico de Loro17.4 kmabout 35 min by car

4 ft643 kJ

4 ft452 kJ

4 ft369 kJ

4 ft358 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

4 ft358 kJ

3 ft219 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pico de Loro, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	67, good	4 ft15 shollow	643kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	66, good	4 ft12 shollow	452kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	28°C
Tue 20Oct	64, good	4 ft11 shollow	369kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	59, good	4 ft12 shollow	358kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	66, good	4 ft12 shollow	374kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	63, good	4 ft12 shollow	358kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 0 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	48, good	3 ft11 shollow	219kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	28°C

Juan Tornillo8.5 kmabout 15 min by car

4 ft643 kJ

4 ft458 kJ

4 ft391 kJ

4 ft371 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

4 ft358 kJ

3 ft229 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Juan Tornillo, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	67, good	4 ft15 shollow	643kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	62, good	4 ft11 shollow	458kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	60, good	4 ft11 shollow	391kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft12 shollow	371kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	64, good	4 ft12 shollow	374kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	28°C
Fri 23Oct	63, good	4 ft12 shollow	358kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	28°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	3 ft11 shollow	229kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	28°C

Terquito3.6 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft463 kJ

4 ft331 kJ

3 ft264 kJ

3 ft245 kJ

3 ft247 kJ

3 ft241 kJ

2 ft143 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Terquito, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	59, good	3 ft15 shollow	463kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	59, good	4 ft12 shollow	331kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	3 ft11 shollow	264kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	46, fair	3 ft12 shollow	245kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	47, fair	3 ft11 shollow	247kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	50, good	3 ft12 shollow	241kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	2 ft11 shollow	143kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	29°C

El Cantil3 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft463 kJ

4 ft331 kJ

3 ft264 kJ

3 ft245 kJ

3 ft247 kJ

3 ft241 kJ

2 ft143 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Cantil, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	59, good	3 ft15 shollow	463kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	59, good	4 ft12 shollow	331kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	3 ft11 shollow	264kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	46, fair	3 ft12 shollow	245kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	47, fair	3 ft11 shollow	247kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	49, good	3 ft12 shollow	241kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	2 ft11 shollow	143kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	29°C

Terco0.9 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft462 kJ

4 ft331 kJ

3 ft264 kJ

3 ft245 kJ

3 ft247 kJ

3 ft241 kJ

2 ft143 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Terco, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	57, good	4 ft14 shollow	462kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	54, good	4 ft12 shollow	331kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	3 ft11 shollow	264kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	3 ft12 shollow	245kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	3 ft11 shollow	247kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	44, fair	3 ft12 shollow	241kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	2 ft11 shollow	143kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot	30°C

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

Termales, Colombia

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Where it is

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