Cartagena Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.54° S 71.60° W

Cartagena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cartagena sea temperature is
14.8°C
1.4° 

Cartagena surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cartagena today (28 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cartagena at 6PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)--
Afternoon (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

Table - waves today at Cartagena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
192
240
197
193
146
140
151
121
161
91
68
46
42
42
41
58
92
43
64
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:04PM1.22m
00:24AM1.38m
12:43PM1.13m
1:02AM1.39m
1:25PM1.02m
Low Tide
6:05PM0.08m
6:44AM0.09m
6:36PM0.13m
7:32AM0.13m
7:11PM0.19m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:26
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7:24
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7:45
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7:46
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7:47
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Temp °C
15
15
14
12
11
10
10
11
14
15
13
11
11
10
10
11
15
18
16
14
Feels °C
13
12
11
10
9
7
7
9
11
12
9
9
9
9
8
9
12
14
12
11
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