Surf Forecasts:
Cartagena - Jetty surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 12 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period, NNE swell with 562 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 12 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 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 Wednesday (Aug 12) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m 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 1.7m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 9s period and expected on Friday (Aug 14) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cartagena - Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's brewing for that spot.
Gotta be straight with you – the outlook for the next couple of weeks is a quiet one. We're staring down a long stretch of nothing much. The first real chance of getting wet doesn't pop up until Friday, August 21st, so that's a solid gap of nearly two weeks with no surf to speak of.
The only flicker of hope is at Cartagena - Jetty. It's a beach and jetty set-up, and it's rarely breaking, so you have to be patient. The water temp is sitting at about 86°F, which is about average for this time of year. On the morning of Friday the 21st, there's a small pulse of swell from the NNE. We're looking at around 3 ft of swell, with a period of 8 seconds, so it's a short-period, weak little windswell. The wind looks good though, a cross-offshore breeze from the south, which should keep the surface clean. It's a beginner-friendly wave, so for the absolute best of a poor run, early on the 21st is your window. Don't expect much, but it's the only window we've got.
After that, it looks like it dries right back up into the 23rd.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||
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 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 562 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | on | off |
High Tide | 7:15PM0.46m | 7:59AM0.02m | 8:04PM0.45m | 9:03AM0.03m | 8:55PM0.44m | 10:15AM0.05m | 9:49PM0.40m | 11:32AM0.08m | 10:46PM0.35m | 12:43PM0.12m | 11:48PM0.30m | 1:42PM0.18m | 00:56AM0.24m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM-0.07m | 12:32PM-0.04m | 4:35AM-0.07m | 1:24PM-0.02m | 5:26AM-0.07m | 2:26PM0.01m | 6:14AM-0.06m | 3:44PM0.04m | 6:58AM-0.05m | 5:25PM0.07m | 7:39AM-0.04m | 7:18PM0.08m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | NNE 9 | SSW 3 | — | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | — | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | — | NNE 10 |
| kJ | — | 351 | 431 | — | — | 249 | — | — | 490 | 1 | — | 578 | 280 | — | 372 | 169 | 271 | 674 | — | 562 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 469 | 691 | — | 372 | 500 | — | 339 | 434 | — | 455 | 766 | — | — | 315 | — | 339 | 707 | — | 963 | 1307 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 457 | 457 | 19 | 458 | 218 | 19 | 224 | 458 | 19 | 212 | 457 | 19 | 445 | 218 | 19 | 443 | 458 | 19 | 457 | 0 |
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