Surf Forecasts:
Cartagena - Castillo Grande surf forecast from 31 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period, S swell with 4 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cartagena - Castillo Grande this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Cartagena - Castillo Grande in the next 16 days are 0.4m 4s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 8s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cartagena - Castillo Grande over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | WSW 3 | N 5 | SSW 3 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | WSW 3 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 6 | N 8 | WSW 3 | N 6 | S 4 | SSW 4 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:20PM0.27m | 2:57AM0.11m | 2:59PM0.33m | 3:58AM0.09m | 3:41PM0.37m | 4:49AM0.08m | 4:26PM0.41m | 5:34AM0.08m | 5:13PM0.44m | 6:18AM0.08m | 6:01PM0.44m | 7:04AM0.08m | 6:50PM0.43m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09PM0.03m | 8:04AM0.05m | 11:05PM-0.01m | 8:38AM0.04m | 11:55PM-0.04m | 9:19AM0.03m | 00:41AM-0.06m | 10:05AM0.02m | 1:27AM-0.06m | 10:55AM0.01m | 2:12AM-0.06m | 11:47AM0.01m | 2:58AM-0.05m | ||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 3 | — | 11 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 11 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 21 | — | 33 | 24 | 1 | 33 | 16 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 9 | N 9 | — | — | N 9 | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 9 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | N 6 | — | WSW 3 | N 6 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | — | 1 | 21 | 4 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 202 | 186 | 186 | 202 | 186 | 92 | 210 | 210 | 55 | 203 | 210 | 55 | 210 | 210 | 19 | 217 | 210 | 92 | 19 | 186 |
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