Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cartagena today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cartagena at 2AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cartagena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 339 | 372 | 330 | 264 | 261 | 194 | 158 | 171 | 419 | 360 | 318 | 631 | 698 | 698 | 584 | 468 | 386 | 322 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:11PM1.12m | 11:21AM1.55m | 11:52PM1.17m | 12:01PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM-0.07m | 4:55AM0.04m | 5:51PM-0.05m | 5:41AM0.06m | 6:26PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 339 | 372 | 330 | 264 | 261 | 194 | 158 | 171 | 419 | 360 | 318 | 631 | 698 | 698 | 584 | 468 | 386 | 322 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 156 | 154 | 116 | 116 | 151 | 149 | 147 | 149 | 145 | 147 | 101 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | SW 8 | SW 9 | S 9 | NW 13 | W 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NW 12 | — | W 11 | — | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 38 | — | 29 | 74 | 70 | 104 | 129 | 119 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NW 6 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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