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7 olas, Colombia

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7 olas. Photo: Faby4521, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

About 7 olas

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces NE (32°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (212°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 4–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 4). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 26°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in October, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually June and July, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Mendihuaca.

Water about 30°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 13 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SMR, changing at PTY.

    See flights ORD → SMR · Skyscanner from about £260 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to 7 olas.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Mendihuaca, 27 km (about 50 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer 7 olas: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Mendihuaca, 27 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Mendihuaca · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Mendihuaca · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct203 ft5 shollow31kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct173 ft5 shollow43kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct263 ft5 shollow52kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct232 ft5 shollow22kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct152 ft4 shollow8kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct51 ft4 shollow4kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct152 ft5 shollow11kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct131 ft5 shollow10kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct61 ft4 shollow1kJ28°C
Tue 27Oct51 ft4 shollow2kJ28°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to SMR, changing at PTY, then 45 min by road. About 13h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to SMR, changing at PTY, then 45 min by road. About 13h 50 door to door

The trip from Mendihuaca, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £725–£1,355 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to SMR, estimated from distance and season, changing at PTY, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£260–£540
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£45–£75
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£725–£1,355

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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

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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Mendihuaca, 27 km (about 50 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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