Surf Forecasts:
Cartagena - Jetty surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 12 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period, NNE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period, NNE swell with 416 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s 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 Tuesday (Jul 07) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 9s 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 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 11s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cartagena - Jetty over the next 16 days.
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G'day, Rusty here. Let's be straight – this outlook for Cartagena - Jetty is a tough one. Honestly, looking at the charts over the next couple of weeks, I'm struggling to find a wave worth paddling for. The Finder shows zero recommendations across the whole 16-day period. We've got a long, dry gap here.
Starting off on the 4th of July (Saturday afternoon), it's already poor with no surf and a cross-on breeze. Into Sunday the 5th and Monday the 6th, the story doesn't change – chest-high swell is completely absent. We see some clean conditions on the morning of the 5th with an easterly cross-off, but with no swell, you're just drifting. Tuesday the 7th is clear but it's a flat, choppy mess in the afternoon. Wednesday the 8th offers morning glass, but again, no energy.
The pattern keeps repeating. By the 10th of July (Friday), you get a fresh offshore wind from the south at 22 mph in the morning, which sounds good, but the swell is nowhere to be found. Even the 12th of July (Sunday) morning is glassy – perfect conditions for nothing. The first signs of any life appear on the 13th of July (Monday afternoon), when we finally see a bit of a pulse: a 3.3 ft swell from the north with a period of 10 seconds, giving us moderate combined swell energy (208). But the wind turns nasty, with a north cross-onshore breeze at 9 mph, making it choppy. The wave comment still says "poor surf conditions," so it's not worth rushing.
From the 14th onward, it's back to flatness. The 15th of July (Wednesday morning) is dead calm and glassy, but with absolutely zero swell. The 18th and 19th of July (Saturday and Sunday mornings) offer gentle offshores, but still, no rideable swell materializes. The water temp sits around 84.6°F, which is pretty much normal for the time of year, so at least it's warm for a paddle.
This is one of those times where you leave the boards in the car. The beach and jetty setup here is sheltered and inconsistent, so a blank run like this is unfortunately normal for the area. It doesn't look much better for kiting either – the winds are either too light or onshore. Just wait for something else to pop in the forecasts.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNW 3 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 11 | N 12 | NNE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:29PM0.14m | 2:04AM0.22m | 5:09PM0.19m | 2:53AM0.18m | 5:19PM0.25m | 3:47AM0.13m | 5:43PM0.31m | 4:46AM0.08m | 6:16PM0.36m | 5:50AM0.04m | 6:54PM0.41m | 6:57AM0.01m | 7:38PM0.45m | 8:09AM-0.01m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:32PM0.13m | 10:16AM-0.05m | 10:39PM0.12m | 10:26AM-0.05m | 00:10AM0.08m | 10:39AM-0.05m | 1:24AM0.04m | 10:58AM-0.05m | 2:28AM-0.00m | 11:24AM-0.06m | 3:27AM-0.04m | 11:55AM-0.06m | 4:24AM-0.07m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 |
 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | 6:28 |
mm | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 9 | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — | NNE 10 | — | — | NNE 10 | SSW 3 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 98 | 59 | 93 | 95 | — | 307 | — | — | 449 | — | — | 470 | — | — | 615 | 1 | 294 | 378 | 584 | 755 | 771 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | N 12 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 76 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNE 8 | SSE 2 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | — | SW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 362 | 1 | 267 | 337 | — | 355 | 632 | — | 459 | 660 | — | 470 | 530 | — | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 208 | 55 | 19 | 457 | 19 | 19 | 218 | 457 | 19 | 224 | 457 | 19 | 457 | 457 | 19 | 457 | 421 | 96 | 19 | 96 | 19 |
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