Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cartagena - Castillo Grande today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cartagena - Castillo Grande at 3PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Cartagena - Castillo Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NNE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | N 3 | N 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:21AM0.14m | 4:05PM0.35m | 6:39AM0.14m | 4:41PM0.34m | 6:59AM0.16m | 5:17PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.13m | 00:27AM-0.03m | 10:04AM0.13m | 00:54AM-0.02m | 10:57AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | N 9 | — | N 9 | N 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | NE 7 | N 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | W 4 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 55 | 186 | 202 | 186 | 55 | 19 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 96 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 458 | 186 | 203 | 209 |
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