Cartagena – Castillo Grande Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Caribbean Coast, Colombia)

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Cartagena - Castillo Grande Surf Guide

Cartagena - Castillo Grande in Caribbean Coast is a very sheltered beach break. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. The best wind direction is from the north. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the west. The beach breaks are all lefts. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

Cartagena - Castillo Grande Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	rarely breaks	28.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cartagena - Castillo Grande:

The best conditions reported for surf at Cartagena - Castillo Grande occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

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What's the best time of year to surf Cartagena - Castillo Grande (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Cartagena - Castillo Grande with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 0% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 100% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

100%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Cartagena - Castillo Grande Location Map

Interactive Cartagena - Castillo Grande surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Cartagena - Castillo Grande is Rafael Nunez (Cartagena) Airport (CTG) in Colombia, 7 km (4 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Cartagena - Castillo Grande is Ernesto Cortissoz (Barranquilla) Airport (BAQ), also in Colombia, 101 km (63 miles) away.

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Cartagena - Castillo Grande Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 06:49 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)
Period (s)	-	-	-	-
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross

What does Cartagena - Castillo Grande look like?

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Tides at Cartagena - Castillo Grande

Current tide and informaton

For Cartagena, Colombia, 1 km from Cartagena - Castillo Grande.

Next High Water: 01:31am | 0.31m

Next Low Water: 10:09am | -0.11m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Cartagena - Castillo Grande Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(28.8 °C) too at Cartagena - Castillo Grande, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 28.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite