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Cartagena surf break

Cartagena surfForecast / Santiago / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 12 Jan 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
17.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cartagena today?

The current surf forecast for Cartagena at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (12 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
0.4
NW
0.9
SW
0.9
WSW
0.5
NW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
0.9
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)716881678888998888812121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)967384106119234297338338311302302256244289274244240561551551433376288
Wind
(km/h)
0
ESE
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassononononcross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		onononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:09AM
0.81
7:18PM
1.07
7:34AM
0.76
8:16PM
1.13
8:49AM
0.76
9:05PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21PM
0.39
2:10AM
0.46
1:18PM
0.41
3:14AM
0.39
2:14PM
0.40
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise-6:48-------6:48-------6:50------
Sunset-----9:00------8:59-------8:59---
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161721211916151415182221191514141415191918161515
Feels °C (?)171719191714131314161918161414141414171616151414
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