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Cartagena surfForecast / Santiago / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 08 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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cartagena today?
The current surf forecast for Cartagena at 12PM is: 0.7m 20s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 20s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Cartagena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 301 | 395 | 395 | 432 | 544 | 391 | 295 | 398 | 459 | 603 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 547 | 438 | 550 | 512 | 505 | 499 | 493 | 493 | 493 | 582 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:04PM 0.89 | 2:10AM 1.50 | 3:03PM 0.87 | 3:04AM 1.38 | 4:07PM 0.87 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:13AM 0.01 | 7:26PM 0.21 | 9:09AM 0.07 | 8:24PM 0.29 | 10:05AM 0.13 | 9:31PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
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