Cartagena surf break

Cartagena surfForecast / Santiago / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 20 Feb 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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.6°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cartagena today?

The current surf forecast for Cartagena at 5PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)--
Afternoon (20 Feb)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (20 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
3
3
2
2
3
1
0
1
2
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
0.8
NW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101112121212121211111611111114
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4784323883883552842902963303083503833963964034424785245153065246155931602
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
0
W
0
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
ESE
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
0
W
0
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
S
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassonononglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassononononglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:19PM
1.19
1:27AM
1.29
1:57PM
1.22
2:06AM
1.16
2:40PM
1.23
2:51AM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
0.14
7:43AM
0.09
8:02PM
0.19
8:15AM
0.16
8:57PM
0.27
8:53AM
0.24
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------7:26-------7:28-------7:28
Sunset--8:32-------8:31-------8:30-----
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. °C191919171615151722211916161616182221201715151517
Feels °C (?)171618181715151720191817171616192119191816161618
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