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El Valle surfForecast / Pacific / Colombia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Valle surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Valle sea temperature is
28.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at El Valle today?
The current surf forecast for El Valle at 11AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Valle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
314 | 217 | 255 | 214 | 251 | 251 | 167 | 164 | 153 | 147 | 144 | 147 | 173 | 214 | 211 | 306 | 416 | 380 | 365 | 360 | 355 | 472 | 412 | 407 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:43AM2.84m | 00:14AM2.66m | 12:37PM3.04m | 1:11AM2.85m | 1:27PM3.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM1.02m | 6:08PM0.94m | 6:18AM0.91m | 7:02PM0.69m | 7:12AM0.75m | 7:51PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 314 | 217 | 255 | 214 | 251 | 251 | 167 | 164 | 153 | 147 | 144 | 111 | 173 | 214 | 211 | 306 | 416 | 380 | 365 | 360 | 355 | 472 | 412 | 407 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | SW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 55 | 51 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 147 | 111 | 85 | 109 | 58 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | NW 5 | S 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 348 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 348 | 348 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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