Punta Roca
Sabanilla · Puerto Colombia, Atlántico, Colombia · Reef break
Local time — · Sunrise 05:54 · Sunset 17:34
Reading the ocean.
SWELLRADAR is requesting a verified marine run for Punta Roca.
Spot intelligence.
This existing Punta Roca is near Barranquilla in Colombia, not the cobblestone right in El Salvador or the Panamanian namesake. SWELLRADAR conservatively keeps independent recommendations Expert only: ProColombia's published 2021 table labels this Colombian location Experto. Selecting Expert does not establish the equipment, local knowledge or conditions needed for a session.
Profile source · Surf-Forecast · original Colombian Punta Roca guideProfile sources & limits
Reviewed 23 Oct 2026 · not observation-validated
Published sources reviewed by SWELLRADAR, not validation against measured breaking waves. Swell-from references are qualitative ranking inputs, not surveyed optima or complete acceptance windows. The inherited generic 0.6–3.0 m offshore-model band remains unchanged and unvalidated: not a measured local working range, safe learner range or wave-face conversion. Original approximate map pins and location references remain. Explicit sea requests do not survey takeoffs, bottom clearance, sandbars, currents, entry routes or provider-snapped cells. The original Surf-Forecast guide matches the Colombian coast near 11.04°N/74.91°W and supplies a qualitative NW swell reference, rock-reef identity and rock/urchin cautions. Its SE wind statement is not independently verified as a local whole-marker optimum, so directional wind scoring and the opposite-swell fallback stay off. ProColombia's December 2021 Caribbean table labels Barranquilla's Punta Roca Experto, but attributes that table to Wavetribe; it is a published tourism classification, not an independent field calibration. The stricter Expert-only policy is retained rather than translating other guides' intermediate/advanced labels into automatic permission. Atlántico's own 2020 mapping separately confirms Punta Roca as a surf location. No tide preference, safe reef depth, wave-face factor, current rescue staffing or access permission is established; tide remains unverified without bonuses or adaptive fallback.
- Surf-Forecast · original Colombian Punta Roca guide
Original matching Colombian guide identifies an exposed reef, qualitative NW swell, a separately stated SE wind reference and rock/urchin cautions; not a measured local wind optimum or learner clearance
- ProColombia · December 2021 nautical-activities analysis, Caribbean surfing table
Published table explicitly assigns Barranquilla's Punta Roca Experto; its Wavetribe attribution means this is not an independently measured local ability or wave study
- Gobernación del Atlántico · original 2020 nautical-zone mapping
Government's own coastal mapping places Punta Roca in the Sabanilla/Salgar/Pradomar zone for surfing; it establishes identity, not a wind optimum, live access or surf safety
Source-informed axes
Swell axis NW · 315°
Wind axis pending · Expert only profile
Wave
Reef sections · confirm the active peak
Rock reef · uneven sections
Swell window
NW · qualitative reef reference
0.6–3.0 m offshore ranking band
Clean wind
Light wind · local direction unverified
No wind-direction bonus
Tide window
Reef clearance · check locally
No tide phase affects scoring
Field guide
Read the break.
Character · setup · local read
Field guide
Read the break.
Character
01Punta Roca is defined by reef sections · confirm the active peak over rock reef · uneven sections. The shape can change with swell angle, period and the active section, so the live score should always be paired with a visual check from shore.
Best setup
02NW · qualitative reef reference swell, light wind · local direction unverified and reef clearance · check locally form the profile baseline. SWELLRADAR retains 0.6–3.0 m as an offshore-model ranking band, not a measured local surf limit or a breaking-wave prediction.
Lineup read
03This is an expert-only profile, not an advanced-intermediate recommendation. Even experts must assess the active reef, entry and exit locally; smaller model values are not safety clearance. Pay particular attention to rock reef and sea urchins, exposed wind-sensitive surf, unverified entry and shallow sections. Local signs and advice always take priority.
Know before you paddle
Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.
Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.
The break
Reef break
Expert only. Works best with NW · qualitative reef reference swell.
Timing
Light wind · local direction unverified
Reef clearance · check locally. Re-check local observations and the lineup before you paddle out.
Data note
Model data unavailable
SWELLRADAR withholds numerical conditions, scores and surf windows until a quality-checked marine forecast is available.