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Palomino

Magdalena · Beginner Fair
1.9m
4/10
6s 7 km/h
Palomino - surf spot in Magdalena

About Palomino

Caribbean beach at the foot of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta with gentle waves and a relaxed atmosphere. Perfect for beginners seeking surf, nature, and indigenous culture.

Characteristics

Level
Gentle waves, ideal for learning. Low risk.
· 📅 December to March ·
Surface
Type of seabed where the waves break.
·
Direction
Direction the wave breaks as seen from the water.

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11.2568°, -73.5572° Magdalena

Palomino — Magdalena

Current Conditions

Updated 08/07/2026 21:04

Fair
4/10

Waves

1.9m

7.2s period

Primary Swell

1.8m

6.5s NNE

Wind

7 km/h

Gusts 34 km/h E

Secondary Swell

0.0m

3.7s SE

Temp.

26.8°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Sun & Moon

☀️
05:36
18:21
🌙
12:38
🌓 Last Quarter

Neap tides

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 01:30 - 0.41m

Today's Tides

High Tide

02:30

0.45m

Low Tide

10:00

0.29m

High Tide

18:00

0.67m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.9m-2.0m

6s

NNE NNE
10 km/h
🌓

Tomorrow

1.6m-1.9m

6s

NNE NNE NNE
7 km/h
🌓

Fri

1.7m-2.1m

7s

NNE NNE NNE
9 km/h
🌒

Sat

1.9m-2.3m

7s

NNE NNE NNE
11 km/h
🌒

Sun

1.5m-1.9m

6s

NNE NNE NNE
4 km/h
🌒

Mon

1.3m-1.6m

6s

NNE NNE NNE
7 km/h
🌑

Tue

1.5m-1.7m

6s

NNE NNE NE
6 km/h
🌑

Wed

1.7m-2.0m

6s

NE NE NE
11 km/h
🌑

Thu

1.5m-1.9m

6s

NE NE NE
5 km/h
🌑

Fri

1.5m-1.8m

6s

NE NE NE
7 km/h
🌘

Sat

0.0m-0.0m

4 km/h
🌘

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 02:30 (0.45m) 10:00 (0.29m) 18:00 (0.67m)
Morning Already passed
Midday Already passed
Afternoon Already passed
At night Fair

1.9m - 2.0m

29° NNE
Period: 6s
10 km/h
⚡ 64 kJ
Tides: 01:30 (0.41m) 03:30 (0.42m) 10:30 (0.29m) 18:30 (0.71m)
Morning Fair

1.7m - 1.8m

33° NNE
Period: 6s
3 km/h
⚡ 51 kJ
Midday Fair

1.6m - 1.6m

32° NNE
Period: 6s
12 km/h
⚡ 45 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.6m - 1.7m

31° NNE
Period: 6s
10 km/h
⚡ 45 kJ
At night Fair

1.8m - 1.9m

29° NNE
Period: 6s
6 km/h
⚡ 57 kJ
Tides: 02:30 (0.36m) 05:30 (0.37m) 10:50 (0.27m) 19:15 (0.75m)
Morning Fair

1.8m - 1.8m

32° NNE
Period: 7s
7 km/h
⚡ 78 kJ
Midday Fair

1.7m - 1.8m

33° NNE
Period: 6s
10 km/h
⚡ 51 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.9m - 2.0m

32° NNE
Period: 6s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 3s
⚡ 64 kJ
At night Fair

1.9m - 2.1m

29° NNE
Period: 7s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 7s
⚡ 87 kJ
Tides: 04:30 (0.33m) 07:00 (0.35m) 11:30 (0.28m) 20:15 (0.76m)
Morning Fair

1.9m - 2.0m

34° NE
Period: 7s
10 km/h
⚡ 87 kJ
Midday Poor

1.9m - 1.9m

29° NNE
Period: 7s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 4s
⚡ 87 kJ
Afternoon Fair

2.1m - 2.2m

29° NNE
Period: 7s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 7s
⚡ 106 kJ
At night Fair

2.1m - 2.3m

33° NNE
Period: 7s
8 km/h
⚡ 106 kJ
Tides: 05:30 (0.29m) 07:30 (0.30m) 12:30 (0.24m) 21:00 (0.72m)
Morning Fair

1.6m - 1.7m

30° NNE
Period: 6s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 7s
⚡ 45 kJ
Midday Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

29° NNE
Period: 6s
4 km/h
⚡ 40 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.5m - 1.6m

28° NNE
Period: 6s
4 km/h
⚡ 40 kJ
At night Fair

1.7m - 1.9m

30° NNE
Period: 6s
4 km/h
⚡ 51 kJ
Tides: 05:30 (0.27m) 09:30 (0.32m) 13:50 (0.27m) 22:00 (0.77m)
Morning Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

29° NNE
Period: 6s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 13s
⚡ 35 kJ
Midday Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

30° NNE
Period: 6s
5 km/h
⚡ 30 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

31° NNE
Period: 6s
8 km/h
⚡ 30 kJ
At night Fair

1.5m - 1.6m

32° NNE
Period: 6s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 5s
⚡ 40 kJ
Tides: 06:30 (0.29m) 10:30 (0.36m) 14:50 (0.31m)
Morning Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

37° NE
Period: 6s
8 km/h
⚡ 40 kJ
Midday Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

36° NE
Period: 5s
6 km/h
⚡ 28 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.5m - 1.6m

34° NE
Period: 6s
9 km/h
⚡ 40 kJ
At night Fair

1.6m - 1.7m

34° NE
Period: 6s
3 km/h
⚡ 45 kJ
Morning Fair

1.8m - 1.9m

37° NE
Period: 6s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 5s
⚡ 57 kJ
Midday Poor

1.9m - 1.9m

34° NE
Period: 7s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 5s
⚡ 87 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.9m - 1.9m

34° NE
Period: 6s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 4s
⚡ 64 kJ
At night Fair

1.9m - 2.0m

34° NE
Period: 6s
8 km/h
⚡ 64 kJ
Morning Fair

1.6m - 1.6m

37° NE
Period: 6s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 5s
⚡ 45 kJ
Midday Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

36° NE
Period: 6s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 11s
⚡ 40 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.6m - 1.7m

34° NE
Period: 6s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 7s
⚡ 45 kJ
At night Fair

1.8m - 1.9m

34° NE
Period: 6s
6 km/h
⚡ 57 kJ
Morning Fair

1.5m - 1.6m

37° NE
Period: 6s
5 km/h
⚡ 40 kJ
Midday Fair

1.6m - 1.6m

36° NE
Period: 6s
9 km/h
⚡ 45 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.7m - 1.8m

35° NE
Period: 6s
12 km/h
⚡ 51 kJ
At night Fair

1.6m - 1.7m

35° NE
Period: 6s
5 km/h
⚡ 45 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
4 km/h
Midday Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
7 km/h
Afternoon Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
4 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
4 km/h

Hourly Forecast

Showing 6 of 240 hours
Hour Waves Period Swell Dir. Wind Secondary Swell Tertiary Swell Current UV Vis. Tide Rating
Wed 08 Jul 22:00 2.0m 7s 1.8m / 6s NNE 13 km/h 0.0m / 4s SE - - 0.0 10+ km 0.50m
2
Wed 08 Jul 23:00 1.9m 7s 1.8m / 6s NNE 7 km/h 0.0m / 4s SE - - 0.0 10+ km 0.46m
4
Thu 09 Jul 00:00 1.9m 7s 1.7m / 6s NNE 4 km/h 0.0m / 3s SE - - 0.0 10+ km 0.42m
5
Thu 09 Jul 01:00 1.8m 7s 1.7m / 6s NNE 5 km/h 0.0m / 3s SE - - 0.0 10+ km 0.41m
4
Thu 09 Jul 02:00 1.8m 7s 1.6m / 6s NNE 6 km/h 0.0m / 3s SE - - 0.0 10+ km 0.41m
4
Thu 09 Jul 03:00 1.8m 7s 1.6m / 7s NNE 6 km/h 0.0m / 3s SE - - 0.0 10+ km 0.42m
4

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Surf information for Palomino

Palomino is a Beginner level surf spot located in Magdalena, Colombia. The bottom surface is arena. The waves break both left and right. The best season to surf is December to March.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

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Condition Scoring

Rating Algorithm 1-10

Each forecast hour receives a score from 1 to 10, calculated by adding points for different factors:

Wave Height (0-4 pts)

< 0.5m = 0 pts | 0.5-1.0m = 1 pt | 1.0-1.5m = 2 pts | 1.5-2.5m = 3 pts | > 2.5m = 4 pts

Dominant Period (-1 to 3 pts)

Uses the dominant/peak period (wave_period). < 8s = -1 pt (wind swell, messy) | 8-10s = 0 pts | 10-12s = 1 pt | 12-16s = 2 pts | > 16s = 3 pts

Wind (-2 to +2 pts)

Glassy (< 5 km/h): +2. Light wind (5-10 km/h): +1. Moderate wind (10-20 km/h): offshore +1, onshore -1. Strong wind (> 20 km/h): onshore -2, offshore -1. Wind data covers the full 15-day forecast window.

Secondary Swell (-1 to +1 pt)

If a secondary swell with height ≥ 0.3m and long period (≥ 10s) exists, +1 point is added. If the period is short (< 10s) and direction differs > 45° from the primary swell, -1 point penalty for crossed seas. If directions are similar (≤ 45°), no penalty is applied.

Rating by score:

Flat (1) Poor (2-3) Fair (4-5) Good (6-7) Epic (8-10)
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