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 fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the west southwest. Waves can be ok even in light onshore winds Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Surfable at all stages of the tide. Crowds are never a problem here. Take care of rocks, rips.

El Cantil Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	29.3°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.

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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:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 21:28 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)			W	W
Period (s)	-	-	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at El Cantil

Current tide and informaton

For El Cantil, 0 km from El Cantil.

Next High Water: 06:32am | 2.91m

Next Low Water: 12:16am | 0.52m

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El Cantil Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(29.3 °C) too at El Cantil, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 29.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite