Cartagena Surf Forecast

/ Santiago (21 surf breaks) /

Chile (94 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (33.54° S 71.60° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Cartagena surfForecast / Santiago / Chile

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 -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 12.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cartagena today?

The current surf forecast for Cartagena at 8PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (16 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (16 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	11s

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

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	Tuesday 16				Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Friday 19
	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	782	683	615	583	536	527	466	458	419	419	359	281	275	225	182	166	206	274	301	265	207	207	207	198
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	WSW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	N	NW	WNW	WNW	NE	ENE	ESE	E	ESE	WSW	WSW	W	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	on	on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	on	on	glass	off	off	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)				8:09PM 0.78				8:06AM 1.28					9:06PM 0.87				9:02AM 1.34				9:48PM 0.97
Low Tide / height (m)		2:09PM 0.24				1:22AM 0.40					3:05PM 0.17			2:30AM 0.32					3:47PM 0.10				3:22AM 0.24

	Tuesday 16				Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Friday 19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39
Sunset	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:38	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	16	14	11	11	11	10	11	15	16	15	11	11	11	10	12	16	16	15	12	12	11	11	12
Feels °C (?)	14	13	12	10	9	9	8	9	12	13	13	11	10	9	8	10	14	13	13	11	10	9	8	10

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Santiago

Wind Update The wind is still cross-on at Cartagena (light winds from the S at Chorombo Hacienda 35 km from Cartagena). 1.7m 12s groundswell from the WSW with a 0.5m 16s long period groundswell from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
2 hours 22 minutes ago Cartagena

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35 km away, 2 h 22 min ago

14 km/h

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12.9

Air / Water (°C)

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