Surf Forecasts:
Cartagena - Jetty surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 23 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, NNE swell with 273 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 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 Saturday (Aug 22) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cartagena - Jetty in the next 16 days are 1.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 9s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 22) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cartagena - Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, this is Rusty with a look at what's coming for the Cartagena - Jetty stretch.
Honestly, the next couple of weeks are pretty rough if you're hunting waves. There’s a big gap of flat days, and only a few tiny pulses that hardly count. If you’re a total beginner, maybe you’ll find something to sit on, but for anyone wanting to actually ride, it’s bleak.
Tuesday morning the 18th has a tiny 0.3ft wave from the north, period around 9 seconds and energy at 2 – that’s almost nothing. Wind’s cross-off so it’s clean, but there’s no power. Afternoon turns onshore and messy. Wednesday morning the 19th is glassy and flat. Wednesday afternoon brings a short 4ft pulse from the north-northeast, 7-second period, energy at 118 (moderate), but wind is cross-onshore and choppy – not clean.
Then comes a huge dead spell. From Thursday the 20th all the way through to Wednesday the 27th, it’s almost entirely flat. Clean mornings, sure, but zero swell. More than a week of nothing. Thursday afternoon the 27th sees another 4ft pulse from the north-northeast, 7 seconds and 111 energy, but again cross-onshore wind ruins it.
After that, from Friday the 28th into August, it’s back to flat or near-flat, with only tiny 2ft to 3ft north-northeast scraps on Monday the 31st afternoon and Tuesday the 1st September, but with 5-6 second periods and weak energy (59 and 25). The jetty is sheltered from that direction and it’s an inconsistent spot – this is just one of those stretches.
No standouts here. The only pulses of energy are on Wednesday the 19th afternoon and Thursday the 27th afternoon, but bad wind and short period kill them.
Don’t get your hopes up. This kind of blank run happens here. Maybe forecasts shift, but for now, it’s a no-go.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
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 kJ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 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-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:25AM0.13m | 4:38PM0.33m | 5:22AM0.11m | 5:15PM0.35m | 6:12AM0.09m | 5:53PM0.36m | 6:56AM0.08m | 6:29PM0.36m | 7:36AM0.07m | 7:06PM0.36m | 8:17AM0.05m | 7:42PM0.35m | 9:04AM0.05m | 8:18PM0.34m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:59AM0.02m | 00:27AM-0.02m | 10:28AM0.03m | 1:17AM-0.03m | 10:56AM0.03m | 2:04AM-0.03m | 11:21AM0.03m | 2:51AM-0.02m | 11:43AM0.03m | 3:38AM-0.02m | 12:02PM0.03m | 4:27AM-0.01m | |||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | — | NNE 8 | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | NNE 9 | — | — | NNE 9 | S 3 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | — |
| kJ | 91 | 61 | — | 197 | — | — | 153 | 116 | — | 316 | 103 | — | 469 | — | — | 364 | 1 | — | 316 | 237 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | NNE 6 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | WSW 2 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | — | — | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 150 | — | 118 | 165 | — | 1 | 145 | — | 217 | 287 | — | 449 | 382 | — | 257 | 279 | — | — | 215 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 238 | 421 | 19 | 211 | 218 | 19 | 421 | 421 | 19 | 445 | 457 | 19 | 458 | 503 | 19 | 218 | 218 | 19 | 218 | 224 |
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