Cabo de la Vela Surf Break

Cabo de la Vela, Colombia Weather Observations

Lat Long: 12.21° N 72.18° W

Issued: 6 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cabo de la Vela sea temperature is
26.3° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Cabo de la Vela surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Cabo de la Vela based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Cabo de la Vela right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Cabo de la Vela

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Riohacha/Almirante Padilla Airport

111 km SSW78 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
30
moderate winds from the E
(28 km/h at 100°)
30 °C10.0
10.0
broken

ASCATB289E13N

121 km ENE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
30
moderate winds from the E
(28 km/h at 92°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB289E12N

151 km ESE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
40
fresh winds from the E
(38 km/h at 82°)
- °C- km
- km


Maracaibo/La Chinita Airport

189 km SSE384 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
0
calm
(0 km/h at 90°)
31 °C10.0
10.0
broken

ASCATB290E13N

191 km ENE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
30
fresh winds from the E
(30 km/h at 97°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB290E12N

194 km E15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the E
(27 km/h at 93°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB289E14N

196 km NE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
35
fresh winds from the E
(37 km/h at 89°)
- °C- km
- km


Valledupar/Aeropuerto Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport

231 km S95 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
25
moderate winds from the ENE
(24 km/h at 60°)
31 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

Queen Beatrix Airport

239 km E169 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
35
fresh winds from the E
(35 km/h at 90°)
29 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

ASCATB290E14N

243 km NE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
35
fresh winds from the E
(37 km/h at 86°)
- °C- km
- km


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Cabo de la Vela and within an acceptable time window.

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