Surf Forecasts:
Cartagena - Jetty surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period, NNE swell with 460 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cartagena - Jetty this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Cartagena - Jetty in the next 16 days are 1.4m 11s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 9s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 16) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sat 15th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cartagena - Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let's get real about this stretch. We're looking at a full 16-day window, and the only spot on the map is Cartagena - Jetty in Colombia. I've got to tell you, there's not a single decent surf option in here. Not one.
It kicks off on Saturday the 15th of August with a glassy morning, but no swell at all. The afternoon is a write-off with a strong cross-onshore breeze. This kind of blank run is actually pretty normal for this area when the swell gods just aren't playing ball.
On Sunday the 16th, you get a clean offshore wind in the morning, but still flat. Then the afternoon throws a weak 4ft swell from the north-northeast with a short, weak 8-second period. The energy is feeble (155), and it's all crossed up by the wind. It's a total dud.
From there, it's just dead. We see some clean, offshore mornings on the 22nd, 23rd, and 25th of August, but with zero swell to ride. The 23rd has another small pulse of about 4ft, but it's the same story – poor conditions and no quality.
There's nothing here for a surfer. No size, no power, no consistency. With the wind patterns we see, this whole period would be more interesting for kite surfing than catching a wave. The forecasts can change, but as it stands, don't bother suiting up.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | WSW 3 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:33PM0.23m | 2:08AM0.19m | 3:17PM0.27m | 3:19AM0.16m | 3:58PM0.31m | 4:25AM0.13m | 4:38PM0.33m | 5:22AM0.11m | 5:15PM0.35m | 6:12AM0.09m | 5:53PM0.36m | 6:56AM0.08m | 6:29PM0.36m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM-0.02m | 9:01PM0.06m | 8:53AM-0.01m | 10:24PM0.03m | 9:27AM0.01m | 11:31PM0.00m | 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 | |||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 32 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 4 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | W 5 | NNE 8 | SW 5 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — |
| kJ | 917 | — | — | 323 | 155 | 1 | 318 | 190 | 116 | 70 | 56 | 4 | 120 | 1 | — | 237 | 165 | — | 480 | 339 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 5 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | — | — | NNE 8 | — | SSW 4 | — | SSE 2 | WSW 4 | NNE 7 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | — | WSW 3 | NNE 8 | — | — | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | 922 | 926 | — | — | 202 | — | 22 | — | 1 | 7 | 61 | — | 107 | 134 | — | 1 | 215 | — | — | 400 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 457 | 457 | 19 | 421 | 211 | 55 | 187 | 19 | 19 | 187 | 211 | 19 | 521 | 508 | 19 | 421 | 218 | 93 | 443 | 421 |
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