El Cantil Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Pacific Coast, Colombia)

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El Cantil Surf Guide

El Cantil in Pacific Coast is a fairly exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the west southwest. Handles onshore winds better than most spots Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Even when the surf is up, crowds are unknown. Hazards include rocks, rips.

El Cantil Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	28.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing El Cantil:

The best conditions reported for surf at El Cantil occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

Surf Forecasts:

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What's the best time of year to surf El Cantil (for consistent clean waves)?

novemberBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing El Cantil with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of November. Clean surfable waves are typically found 5% of the time in November while 2% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 93% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

93%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore El Cantil Location Map

Interactive El Cantil surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to El Cantil is Jose Celestino Mutis (Bahia Solano) Airport (BSC) in Colombia, which is 64 km (40 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to El Cantil is El Carano (Quibdo) Airport (UIB), also in Colombia, 86 km (53 miles) away.

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El Cantil Surf Forecasts:

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7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 8 August 2022, 12:22 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 08
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)			W
Period (s)	-	-	6	-
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	off	off	off

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Tides at El Cantil

Current tide and informaton

For El Cantil, 0 km from El Cantil.

Next High Water: 12:32am | 2.8m

Next Low Water: 06:14pm | 0.66m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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El Cantil Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 27.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (28.0 °C) very warm too. Staying comfortable in the water at El Cantil won't be a problem, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 28.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite