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Hilton 59.2

#3666 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bolívar · near Cartagena

Very consistent, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score59.2 /100
Surfable days86% of the year
Clean days0% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell0% period 11 s+
Typical size1.1 m 3.7 ft median
Water29°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Hilton

The best time to surf Hilton is October. It rarely works. In October the water sits around 30°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.6 m. The nearest airport is CTG (8 km) and the nearest town is Cartagena (5 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan98%0%1.5 m28°Cboardies
Feb100%0%1.8 m28°Cboardies
Mar100%0%1.5 m28°Cboardies
Apr97%0%1.2 m28°Cboardies
May88%0%0.9 m29°Cboardies
Jun89%0%1.1 m29°Cboardies
Jul99%0%1.2 m29°Cboardies
Aug82%0%1.0 m29°Cboardies
Sep52%0%0.6 m30°Cboardies
Oct43%1%0.6 m30°Cboardies
Nov81%0%0.9 m29°Cboardies
Dec99%0%1.4 m29°Cboardies

Why 59.2

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%
9.1
Wave size 8%
2.7
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
10.0

The detail

Faces 337° with 42% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 82% of days. Mean peak period 7.1 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 54%. Months that work: 11 of 12. Coordinates 10.394, -75.557 (OpenStreetMap).

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