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muelle bombeando, Barranquilla

8:18 am 6 Apr 2007

Marco Hasbun, El Zunzal

9:49 am 18 May 2011

Punto Canoas ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Punto Canoas Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Colombia – Caribbean)

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Name: Punto Canoas
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: N Offshore Wind: SE

Punto Canoas in Caribbean is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the north. The beach break provides left and right handers. It very rarely gets crowded here.

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Overall Punto Canoas Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

The graph shows the variation of swells directed at Punto Canoas through a typical year... (show all text)

The rose diagram illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from differ... (show all text)

Also see Punto Canoas surf quality by season and Punto Canoas surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Punto Canoas:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Barranquilla 51 mi
Second closest break Parque Tayrona 103 mi
Third closest break Cabo La Vela 249 mi
Fourth closest break Palenque 285 mi
Fifth closest break Isla Grande 286 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Punto Canoas:

Closest wave buoy Western Caribbean Buoy 590 mi
Second closest wave buoy Eastern Caribbean Buoy 901 mi
Third closest wave buoy Yucatan Basin Buoy 904 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy East of Bahamas Buoy 962 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy SW Atlantic Buoy 997 mi

Tide stations nearest to Punto Canoas:

Closest tide station Cartagena, Colombia 14 mi
Second closest tide station Puerto Colombia, Colombia 44 mi
Third closest tide station Covenas, Colombia 88 mi
Fourth closest tide station Santa Marta, Colombia 99 mi
Fifth closest tide station Riohacha, Colombia 185 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Punto Canoas:

Closest ski area Huascaran (Peru) 1370 mi
Second closest ski area Sky Valley (United States) 1760 mi
Third closest ski area Scaly Mountain (United States) 1761 mi
Fourth closest ski area Cataloochee (United States) 1792 mi
Fifth closest ski area Wolf Laurel (United States) 1797 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Punto Canoas:

Closest city location Clemencia (Colombia) 9 mi
Second closest city location Santa Catalina (Colombia) 12 mi
Third closest city location Santa Rosa (Colombia) 12 mi
Fourth closest city location Cartagena (Colombia) 14 mi
Fifth closest city location Villanueva (Colombia) 17 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Punto Canoas is Rafael Nunez (Cartagena) Airport (CTG) in Colombia, 17 km (11 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Punto Canoas is Ernesto Cortissoz (Barranquilla) Airport (BAQ), also in Colombia, 82 km (51 miles) away.
  • Third is Las Brujas (Corozal) Airport (CZU) in Colombia, 141 km (88 miles) away.
  • Simon Bolivar (Santa Marta) Airport (SMR) in Colombia is 147 km (91 miles) away.
  • Baracoa (Magangue) Airport (MGN), also in Colombia is the fifth nearest airport to Punto Canoas and is 161 km (100 miles) away.
Punto Canoas break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Punto Canoas, Colombia - Caribbean. Use the tab navigation above to view Punto Canoas sea temperature, Punto Canoas photographs, Punto Canoas detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Punto Canoas webcams, current wind from Colombia - Caribbean live weather stations and Punto Canoas tide predictions. The Colombia swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Colombia and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Colombia wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Punto Canoas.