Nazare Big Wave Challenge Gets Yellow Alert, Could Run Saturday in Giant Waves
70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.
Surf Forecasts:
Cartagena surfForecast / Santiago / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 12 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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cartagena today?
The current surf forecast for Cartagena at 7PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cartagena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 239 | 239 | 236 | 183 | 194 | 180 | 159 | 162 | 159 | 250 | 495 | 545 | 600 | 643 | 488 | 473 | 465 | 819 | 355 | 355 | 361 | 355 | 288 | 283 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:22PM 0.96 | 6:05AM 1.01 | 7:20PM 1.04 | 7:10AM 0.93 | 8:09PM 1.12 | 8:11AM 0.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:54AM 0.22 | 12:11AM 0.47 | 12:43PM 0.25 | 1:28AM 0.44 | 1:28PM 0.28 | 2:32AM 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:51 | - | - | - | - | - |
 | | |  | | | | | | |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
Buy Less, Surf More This Black Friday
Surf-forecast is providing a free, all-access pass to our premium features and 12-day forecasts all weekend.
Quiksilver Teams Up With PrimaLoft® For World’s First Thermal Layering System for a Wetsuit.
Previously used in our snow jackets for mountain conditions, PrimaLoft® technology is making its debut in the surf industry. The aim is to bring mountain-grade warmth to the waves.
Vancouver Island’s Day Of Days With Reed Platenius
Surf-Forecast recently helped the 21-year-old Canadian pro surfer and adventurer score some cold water perfection at home.
Read more
Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cartagena surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest