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Cartagena surfForecast / Santiago / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 -04Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cartagena today?
The current surf forecast for Cartagena at 7AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cartagena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 891 | 834 | 681 | 535 | 585 | 768 | 840 | 920 | 880 | 916 | 884 | 804 | 622 | 569 | 507 | 390 | 335 | 321 | 314 | 294 | 260 | 226 | 184 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:05AM 0.87 | 9:27PM 1.26 | 9:52AM 0.86 | 10:03PM 1.32 | 10:33AM 0.87 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:47PM 0.30 | 4:09AM 0.27 | 3:24PM 0.30 | 4:48AM 0.22 | 4:01PM 0.29 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:53 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
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