Surf Forecasts:
Cartagena - Jetty surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, NNE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, NNE swell with 452 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 (Sep 05) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cartagena - Jetty in the next 16 days are 1.6m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 4AM. 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 Wednesday (Sep 09) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cartagena - Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let's get real about the surf forecast for Cartagena - Jetty.
Look, I'm gonna be straight with you – the next 16 days are a total write-off. There's nothing, and I mean nothing, on the menu for surfers here. The forecast shows a complete blank from Thursday the 3rd of September right through to the end of the outlook on Friday the 18th of September. That's a solid two-week gap with no swell to speak of. The combined energy of all swells directed here is flatlined at zero, or close to it, for the entire run. The water temperature is sitting at 86° with a positive anomaly of 2°, so it's just about average for this time of year, but that's the only thing near normal.
The only tiny blip I can see is a weak 1 foot swell from the NNE on the afternoon of Monday the 7th of September, with a short period of 9 seconds. But that's a joke – the combined energy is a measly 16 (weak) and the wind is a cross-onshore breeze, making it choppy. Honestly, even for a beginner spot, this is unsurfable. The break itself is inconsistent and sheltered, so it rarely gets going, and this outlook proves it. With no swell and poor conditions, it's a hard pass. Sometimes the forecasts change, but right now, for Cartagena - Jetty, there's just no surf.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||
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 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | WSW 3 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
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 kJ | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:26PM0.41m | 5:34AM0.08m | 5:13PM0.44m | 6:18AM0.08m | 6:01PM0.44m | 7:04AM0.08m | 6:50PM0.43m | 7:54AM0.09m | 7:41PM0.41m | 8:50AM0.12m | 8:34PM0.36m | 9:50AM0.15m | 9:32PM0.31m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM-0.06m | 10:05AM0.02m | 1:27AM-0.06m | 10:55AM0.01m | 2:12AM-0.06m | 11:47AM0.01m | 2:58AM-0.05m | 12:45PM0.01m | 3:43AM-0.04m | 1:50PM0.03m | 4:27AM-0.02m | 3:08PM0.05m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | — | 149 | 79 | — | 202 | 91 | — | 149 | 56 | 50 | 66 | 84 | — | 313 | 216 | 118 | 480 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | SW 3 | NNE 7 | — | WSW 3 | NNE 7 | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | NNE 8 | — | — | NNE 8 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 117 | 123 | — | 2 | 113 | — | 2 | 85 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 147 | — | — | 513 | — | 398 | 645 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 238 | 211 | 421 | 445 | 211 | 19 | 211 | 19 | 93 | 421 | 187 | 55 | 443 | 211 | 19 | 443 | 421 | 19 | 218 | 457 |
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