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Buritaca surfForecast / Caribbean / Colombia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
28.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Buritaca today?
The current surf forecast for Buritaca at 8PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Buritaca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 261 | 342 | 347 | 371 | 412 | 375 | 289 | 244 | 237 | 237 | 227 | 245 | 326 | 322 | 268 | 295 | 352 | 346 | 318 | 301 | 344 | 336 | 276 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:57PM 0.30 | 6:49AM 0.24 | 4:43PM 0.25 | 7:16AM 0.28 | 5:25PM 0.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:37AM 0.17 | 11:37PM 0.03 | 11:37AM 0.18 | 11:57PM 0.05 | 1:21PM 0.17 | 12:09AM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
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