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Playa Almejal

Chocó · Intermediate Fair
1.0m
5/10
12s 11 km/h
Playa Almejal - surf spot in Chocó

About Playa Almejal

Dark volcanic sand beach near Bahía Solano with consistent and powerful waves. Surrounded by tropical jungle with humpback whale watching in season.

Characteristics

Level
Requires basic paddling and pop-up skills. Moderate power.
· 📅 May to November ·
Surface
Type of seabed where the waves break.
·
Direction
Direction the wave breaks as seen from the water.

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6.1109°, -77.4347° Chocó

Playa Almejal — Chocó

Current Conditions

Updated 08/07/2026 21:03

Fair
5/10

Waves

1.0m

13.1s period

Primary Swell

0.9m

12.3s SW

Wind

11 km/h

Gusts 20 km/h SE

Secondary Swell

0.4m

5.2s NW

Temp.

29.8°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

1.7 km

Poor

Sun & Moon

☀️
06:01
18:28
🌙
00:12
12:48
🌓 Last Quarter

Neap tides

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 03:23 - -0.07m

Today's Tides

Low Tide

02:32

-0.10m

High Tide

08:48

2.16m

Low Tide

15:17

-0.14m

High Tide

21:18

1.79m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.0m-1.1m

12s

SW SW
9 km/h
🌓

Tomorrow

0.8m-1.0m

12s

SW SW SW
6 km/h
🌓

Fri

0.8m-0.8m

12s

SW SW SW
4 km/h
🌒

Sat

0.8m-0.9m

12s

SW SW SW
7 km/h
🌒

Sun

0.8m-0.9m

11s

SW SW SW
7 km/h
🌒

Mon

0.7m-0.8m

11s

SW SW SW
4 km/h
🌑

Tue

0.7m-0.7m

11s

SW SW SW
3 km/h
🌑

Wed

0.7m-0.8m

11s

SW SW SW
6 km/h
🌑

Thu

0.8m-0.8m

11s

SW SW SW
4 km/h
🌑

Fri

0.8m-0.8m

11s

SW SW SW
4 km/h
🌘

Sat

0.0m-0.0m

6 km/h
🌘

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 02:32 (-0.10m) 08:48 (2.16m) 15:17 (-0.14m) 21:18 (1.79m)
Morning Already passed
Midday Already passed
Afternoon Already passed
At night Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

232° SW
Period: 12s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 5s
⚡ 86 kJ
Tides: 03:23 (-0.07m) 09:46 (2.14m) 16:18 (-0.16m) 22:25 (1.79m)
Morning Good

0.9m - 1.0m

232° SW
Period: 12s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 5s
⚡ 57 kJ
Midday Fair

0.9m - 0.9m

232° SW
Period: 11s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 4s
⚡ 48 kJ
Afternoon Good

0.9m - 0.9m

232° SW
Period: 11s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 4s
⚡ 48 kJ
At night Good

0.9m - 1.0m

232° SW
Period: 12s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 5s
⚡ 57 kJ
Tides: 04:28 (-0.01m) 10:48 (2.16m) 17:21 (-0.24m) 23:35 (1.84m)
Morning Fair

0.8m - 0.8m

230° SW
Period: 12s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 4s
⚡ 45 kJ
Midday Good

0.8m - 0.8m

230° SW
Period: 12s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 4s
⚡ 45 kJ
Afternoon Good

0.8m - 0.8m

230° SW
Period: 12s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 4s
⚡ 45 kJ
At night Good

0.8m - 0.8m

231° SW
Period: 12s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 4s
⚡ 45 kJ
Tides: 05:37 (-0.07m) 11:54 (2.22m) 18:26 (-0.37m)
Morning Fair

0.8m - 0.8m

228° SW
Period: 12s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 5s
⚡ 45 kJ
Midday Fair

0.9m - 0.9m

227° SW
Period: 12s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 5s
⚡ 57 kJ
Afternoon Good

0.9m - 0.9m

227° SW
Period: 12s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 5s
⚡ 57 kJ
At night Good

0.8m - 0.9m

226° SW
Period: 12s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 5s
⚡ 45 kJ
Tides: 00:41 (1.99m) 06:42 (-0.15m) 12:58 (2.34m) 19:26 (-0.52m)
Morning Fair

0.9m - 0.9m

228° SW
Period: 12s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 5s
⚡ 57 kJ
Midday Fair

0.8m - 0.8m

228° SW
Period: 11s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 4s
⚡ 38 kJ
Afternoon Good

0.8m - 0.8m

228° SW
Period: 11s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 4s
⚡ 38 kJ
At night Good

0.8m - 0.9m

227° SW
Period: 11s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 5s
⚡ 38 kJ
Tides: 01:43 (2.20m) 07:46 (-0.31m) 13:58 (2.46m) 20:24 (-0.71m)
Morning Fair

0.8m - 0.8m

231° SW
Period: 11s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 4s
⚡ 38 kJ
Midday Good

0.7m - 0.7m

229° SW
Period: 11s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 5s
⚡ 29 kJ
Afternoon Good

0.8m - 0.8m

229° SW
Period: 11s
2 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 5s
⚡ 38 kJ
At night Good

0.8m - 0.8m

229° SW
Period: 11s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 5s
⚡ 38 kJ
Tides: 02:42 (2.37m) 08:45 (-0.45m) 14:56 (2.60m) 21:17 (-0.83m)
Morning Good

0.7m - 0.7m

222° SW
Period: 11s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 19s
⚡ 29 kJ
Midday Good

0.7m - 0.7m

222° SW
Period: 11s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 18s
⚡ 29 kJ
Afternoon Good

0.7m - 0.7m

221° SW
Period: 10s
2 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 17s
⚡ 24 kJ
At night Good

0.7m - 0.7m

221° SW
Period: 11s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 16s
⚡ 29 kJ
Morning Good

0.7m - 0.7m

221° SW
Period: 11s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 13s
⚡ 29 kJ
Midday Poor

0.7m - 0.7m

222° SW
Period: 12s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 10s
⚡ 35 kJ
Afternoon Fair

0.7m - 0.7m

222° SW
Period: 12s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 10s
⚡ 35 kJ
At night Good

0.7m - 0.8m

221° SW
Period: 11s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 15s
⚡ 29 kJ
Morning Fair

0.8m - 0.8m

220° SW
Period: 11s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 19s
⚡ 38 kJ
Midday Fair

0.8m - 0.8m

220° SW
Period: 11s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 22s
⚡ 38 kJ
Afternoon Fair

0.8m - 0.8m

220° SW
Period: 11s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 21s
⚡ 38 kJ
At night Good

0.8m - 0.8m

220° SW
Period: 11s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 16s
⚡ 38 kJ
Morning Good

0.8m - 0.8m

220° SW
Period: 11s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 16s
⚡ 38 kJ
Midday Good

0.8m - 0.8m

219° SW
Period: 10s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 15s
⚡ 31 kJ
Afternoon Good

0.8m - 0.8m

219° SW
Period: 10s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 15s
⚡ 31 kJ
At night Good

0.8m - 0.8m

220° SW
Period: 11s
2 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 19s
⚡ 38 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
3 km/h
Midday Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
9 km/h
Afternoon Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
7 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
6 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 1.1m 13s 1.0m / 12s SW 6 km/h 0.4m / 5s NW - - 0.0 2.3 km 1.73m
5
Wed 08 Jul 23:00 1.0m 13s 0.9m / 12s SW 11 km/h 0.4m / 5s NW - - 0.0 1.7 km 1.48m
5
Thu 09 Jul 00:00 1.0m 13s 0.9m / 12s SW 6 km/h 0.4m / 6s NW - - 0.0 3.5 km 1.05m
5
Thu 09 Jul 01:00 1.0m 13s 0.9m / 12s SW 3 km/h 0.4m / 6s NW - - 0.0 5.0 km 0.58m
6
Thu 09 Jul 02:00 1.0m 13s 0.9m / 12s SW 1 km/h 0.4m / 6s NW - - 0.0 4.0 km 0.18m
6
Thu 09 Jul 03:00 1.0m 13s 0.9m / 12s SW 0 km/h 0.4m / 6s NW - - 0.0 4.7 km -0.05m
6

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Surf information for Playa Almejal

Playa Almejal is a Intermediate level surf spot located in Chocó, Colombia. The bottom surface is arena. The waves break both left and right. The best season to surf is May to November.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf bodyboard

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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