Surf Forecasts:
Cartagena - Jetty surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 17 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, NNE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 13 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period, NNE swell with 407 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 17 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cartagena - Jetty this week:
The surf forecast for Cartagena - Jetty over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cartagena - Jetty in the next 16 days are 1.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 10s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 13) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cartagena - Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab a cup of something warm, ‘cause this is gonna be a quiet one.
Look, I’ll level with you. For the next 16 days, starting this Friday the 11th of September, through to Saturday the 26th of September, there just isn’t any surf worth paddling out for at Cartagena - Jetty. We’re staring down a solid dry spell here. The chart’s flat as a pancake for most of it, and when there is a tiny blip of energy, the conditions just aren’t on our side.
Over the first week, from the 11th to the 18th, we see a whole lot of nothing. A few small pulses of swell show up, like on Saturday the 12th – a 3ft NNE swell with a period of 10 seconds and moderate energy (169), but it’s blown out by onshore winds. A similar story on Monday the 14th with a short, weak 3ft swell (81). A few days bring glassy mornings, like the 14th and 16th, but with zero swell to ride. It’s a tease.
Into the second week, from the 19th to the 26th, the pattern holds. More flat spells, some glassy mornings, and a couple of tiny 0.3ft pulses that aren't worth mentioning in the same breath as surfing. The biggest bump we get is on Saturday the 26th with a 3ft NNE swell, but the period is a weak 6 seconds, and the energy is low (47-52). The wind is cross-offshore in the morning, but with that period and size, you’d be bobbing more than riding.
The break itself is sheltered and inconsistent, and this blank run is honestly about what we’d expect for the area right now. The water temp is a touch warmer than normal at 87°, if you’re just looking for a swim.
Stick with it. Forecasts can change, but for the next two weeks, leave the board in the shed.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 407 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross | off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on |
High Tide | 12:46PM0.26m | 1:24AM0.16m | 1:35PM0.29m | 2:49AM0.14m | 2:21PM0.32m | 4:00AM0.13m | 3:03PM0.34m | 4:54AM0.13m | 3:44PM0.35m | 5:36AM0.12m | 4:23PM0.35m | 6:11AM0.12m | 5:01PM0.35m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM0.05m | 8:06PM0.04m | 7:10AM0.06m | 9:23PM0.01m | 7:48AM0.08m | 10:23PM-0.02m | 8:27AM0.09m | 11:12PM-0.03m | 9:05AM0.09m | 11:55PM-0.04m | 9:40AM0.09m | 00:35AM-0.03m | 10:14AM0.08m | 1:14AM-0.03m | |||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | — | NNE 8 | — | N 7 | NNE 9 | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — |
| kJ | 327 | 370 | 407 | 470 | 238 | — | 161 | — | 38 | 316 | — | — | 370 | 140 | — | 286 | 181 | — | 237 | 157 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 10 | SSE 3 | — | NNE 8 | SSE 3 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | SSE 2 | — | NNE 7 | SSE 2 | SW 4 | NNE 8 | — | WSW 2 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1004 | 2 | — | 209 | 1 | 88 | 88 | — | 207 | 428 | 1 | — | 163 | 1 | 9 | 165 | — | 1 | 127 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 421 | 421 | 19 | 130 | 210 | 19 | 130 | 218 | 19 | 211 | 421 | 19 | 208 | 211 | 55 | 208 | 211 | 55 | 421 | 19 |
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