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Mendihuaca surfForecast / Caribbean / Colombia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mendihuaca surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mendihuaca sea temperature is
28.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mendihuaca today?
The current surf forecast for Mendihuaca at 4AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mendihuaca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 424 | 385 | 331 | 331 | 384 | 346 | 293 | 371 | 432 | 386 | 342 | 362 | 362 | 331 | 361 | 579 | 555 | 533 | 427 | 301 | 247 | 231 | 205 | 182 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:16AM 0.28 | 5:26PM 0.20 | 7:41AM 0.31 | 6:07PM 0.16 | 8:05AM 0.32 | 6:50PM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:20PM 0.17 | 12:10AM 0.06 | 2:53PM 0.14 | 12:15AM 0.07 | 4:19PM 0.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
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