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Buritaca 58.1

#3781 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇨🇴 Colombia · Magdalena · near Santa Marta

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score58.1 /100
Surfable days94% of the year
Clean days0% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell0% period 11 s+
Typical size1.4 m 4.6 ft median
Water29°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Buritaca

The best time to surf Buritaca is September. It rarely works. In September the water sits around 30°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.8 m. The nearest airport is BAQ (118 km) and the nearest town is Santa Marta (47 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%0%1.6 m28°Cboardies
Feb100%0%1.9 m28°Cboardies
Mar100%0%1.7 m28°Cboardies
Apr99%0%1.4 m28°Cboardies
May99%0%1.2 m29°Cboardies
Jun98%0%1.5 m29°Cboardies
Jul99%0%1.6 m28°Cboardies
Aug94%0%1.3 m29°Cboardies
Sep75%1%0.8 m30°Cboardies
Oct74%0%0.8 m31°Cboardies
Nov91%0%1.1 m30°Cboardies
Dec99%0%1.6 m29°Cboardies

Why 58.1

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
0.0
Groundswell 12%
0.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
3.8
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
6.9

The detail

Faces 0° with 42% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 40% of days. Mean peak period 6.9 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 36%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 11.265, -73.770 (OpenStreetMap).

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