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Buritaca surfForecast / Caribbean / Colombia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 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
26.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Buritaca today?

The current surf forecast for Buritaca at 3PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (20 Jan)7ft (2.2m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
1
1
1
0
0
1
!
!
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.9
NE
2.1
NE
2.3
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NNE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)887777666667778888888789
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)305267312470537308209188176169240382483344333349358423439176167168327290
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
NE
10
NE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:58AM
0.35
2:37AM
0.12
12:32PM
0.33
3:25AM
0.17
1:07PM
0.29
3:57AM
0.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37PM
0.07
3:05AM
0.12
8:48PM
0.08
5:03AM
0.17
9:00PM
0.09
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:18-------6:18
Sunset--5:52-------5:52-------5:52-----
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--121-------------------
Temp. °C262726252524232327282625252423232627262424242323
Feels °C (?)262828262726242429282828282624242728282627272525
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