Buritaca surfForecast / Caribbean / Colombia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 -05
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Buritaca surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buritaca sea temperature is
27.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Buritaca today?

The current surf forecast for Buritaca at 3AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s

Table - waves today at Buritaca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
65
55
49
38
19
14
19
32
34
34
27
25
16
14
10
13
27
28
22
16
17
13
10
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
10
NE
10
N
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
NE
10
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
ESE
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:35AM0.36m
7:08PM0.14m
5:31AM0.34m
7:37PM0.18m
6:20AM0.32m
8:08PM0.22m
Low Tide
12:38PM-0.02m
10:20PM0.12m
1:12PM0.00m
11:46PM0.13m
1:40PM0.03m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
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5:39
5:39
5:39
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6:07
6:07
6:07
1
3
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
28
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
28
28
26
26
25
25
26
28
28
28
27
26
28
29
28
28
31
30
29
28
28
29
28
30
31
32
30
30
28
28
29
31
31
32
31
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.8
NE
5
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
34
5
5
4
4
10
13
27
28
22
16
17
13
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
2
3
3
6
2
3
2
2
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NW
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
Energy kJ
2
4
3
2
2
3
2
5
5
2
4
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
Energy kJ
47
65
55
49
38
19
14
19
32
34
27
25
16
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
674
436
0
127
171
1069
675
635
635
0
0
0
41
745
436
745
674
658
690
0
428
428
428
Best forecast wave conditions in Caribbean Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Colombia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
4
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