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El Paredón, Colombia

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Also within 20 km of Puerto Colombia

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About El Paredón

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

The spot faces NW (319°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (139°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.6 km out (1 in 159). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 26°C in March, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in September, 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 Puerto Colombia, 2.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

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

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From Chicago: about 12 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to BAQ, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA).

    See flights MDW → BAQ · Skyscanner from about £260 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to El Paredón.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

El Paredón does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct423 ft6 smushy59kJ30°C
Mon 19Oct393 ft5 smushy46kJ30°C
Tue 20Oct383 ft5 smushy55kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct212 ft5 smushy18kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct121 ft5 smushy7kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct81 ft4 smushy4kJ30°C
Sat 24Oct81 ft5 smushy5kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct101 ft6 smushy10kJ29°C
Mon 26Oct51 ft4 smushy1kJ28°C
Tue 27Oct121 ft4 smushy3kJ26°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 MDW to BAQ, changing at MIA, then 45 min by road. About 12h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Punta Roca

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  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: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to BAQ, changing at MIA, then 45 min by road. About 12h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 5 spots near Puerto Colombia each day: El bolsillo, EL muelle, El Paredón, Punta Roca, Salgar.

The trip from Puerto Colombia, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £720–£1,345 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 MDW to BAQ, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, 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£40–£65
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£720–£1,345

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

Places to eat near Puerto Colombia

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