Cartagena surf break

Cartagena surfForecast / Santiago / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 -04
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Cartagena surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cartagena sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cartagena today?

The current surf forecast for Cartagena at 3AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jan)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Cartagena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
4
4
4
1
0
1
2
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)1312121110101010991010101111111111111111111113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12451167111197286578469263472191192098611241109113010271193121412141132111211129521306
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
5
E
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
0
SW
5
SSE
0
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
0
WNW
0
N
5
NW
5
NW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglassglassglassononononglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:28PM
1.34
11:01AM
0.85
11:04PM
1.40
11:35AM
0.88
11:38PM
1.45
12:07PM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:46PM
0.32
5:17AM
0.19
4:25PM
0.27
5:51AM
0.14
5:01PM
0.22
6:23AM
0.10
Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:54-------6:54--
Sunset8:59-------8:58-------8:58-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191615151619232221171719182023232117161615172121
Feels °C (?)161515151518211919161819181921211917171615171919
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