Surf Forecasts:
Cartagena - Jetty surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, NNE swell with 435 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s 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 Friday (Aug 28) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 10s 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 1.6m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) 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 2.3m 9s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cartagena - Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Well, to be honest, it’s a pretty quiet picture for the Cartagena - Jetty area over the next sixteen days. I’ve scanned every nook and cranny of the charts and there’s just nothing doing. We’re looking at a proper blank run, which for this setup isn't totally out of the ordinary.
The only spot on the radar is Cartagena - Jetty itself, a beach and jetty combo that’s sheltered and inconsistent, and it only ever really wants swell from the NW. But there’s zero energy to work with. The water is sitting at 87°, which is a touch warmer than normal for the time of year, but that’s about the only thing of note.
We start from Thursday the 27th of August into the first week of September and through the second week – it’s all the same story. The combined energy of all swells is a flat zero right through until the morning of Sunday the 6th of September. We get a tiny blip on the 6th of September morning when some weak NNE swell shows up measuring 3ft with a period of 8 seconds, giving us a combined swell energy of just 81 (weak energy). That’s followed by another minor pulse on Thursday the 3rd of September afternoon with 2ft and 7 seconds from the NNE (energy 26), and Friday the 4th of September afternoon with 2ft and 7 seconds from the N (energy 38). But in every case, the forecast is calling it "poor surf conditions." The wind is never fully on it for those tiny ripples, with mostly light cross-off or cross conditions, but there simply isn’t enough swell to shape a rideable wave.
This run of flatness stretches from now all the way through to the end of the forecast on Friday the 11th of September. There isn't a single standout session to call a highlight. It’s a total drought, my friends. On the bright side, forecasts can change, but as it stands, leave the boards at home and save the fuel.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 6 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:25PM0.09m | 10:21PM0.26m | 12:50PM0.12m | 11:17PM0.22m | 1:15PM0.17m | 00:26AM0.18m | 1:45PM0.22m | 1:44AM0.14m | 2:20PM0.27m | 2:57AM0.11m | 2:59PM0.33m | 3:58AM0.09m | 3:41PM0.37m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21PM0.09m | 6:51AM0.03m | 4:48PM0.11m | 7:07AM0.04m | 7:12PM0.10m | 7:21AM0.05m | 8:57PM0.07m | 7:39AM0.05m | 10:09PM0.03m | 8:04AM0.05m | 11:05PM-0.01m | 8:38AM0.04m | 11:55PM-0.04m | ||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 30 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | — | — | NNE 9 | N 14 | NE 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 470 | — | — | 459 | 4 | 7 | 249 | 161 | — | 249 | 228 | — | 207 | 88 | 51 | 37 | 31 | 27 | 41 | 37 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | NE 12 | SSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | N 8 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | SW 3 | NNE 8 | — | — | NNE 8 | S 2 | SW 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 441 | 883 | — | 323 | 345 | — | 4 | 209 | — | — | 260 | 2 | 3 | — | 8 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 584 | 507 | 19 | 587 | 218 | 19 | 443 | 421 | 19 | 238 | 421 | 55 | 224 | 204 | 96 | 208 | 96 | 55 | 421 | 187 |
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