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Cartagena - Hilton surfForecast / Caribbean / Colombia
16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 17 May 2026 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Cartagena - Hilton sea temperature is
29.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cartagena - Hilton this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Cartagena - Hilton in the next 16 days are 0.3m 3s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (May 24) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (May 19) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sun 24th May) | 1ft (0.3m) 3s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cartagena - Hilton over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
N 8 | N 8 | NNE 10 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | NNE 7 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:49PM0.43m | 00:45AM0.43m | 3:59PM0.05m | 1:41AM0.42m | 4:32PM0.09m | 2:36AM0.39m | 5:10PM0.12m | 3:30AM0.34m | 5:49PM0.17m | 4:22AM0.29m | 6:29PM0.21m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM-0.16m | 9:31AM-0.18m | 6:13PM0.05m | 10:13AM-0.18m | 7:52PM0.06m | 10:54AM-0.17m | 9:23PM0.07m | 11:30AM-0.16m | 10:50PM0.07m | 12:04PM-0.13m | 00:16AM0.06m | ||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:17 | — |
— | — | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
37 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNE 10 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | — | N 9 | — | — | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | NNE 8 | N 10 | NNE 8 |
 kJ | 44 | 15 | 72 | 43 | 7 | 8 | 75 | 46 | — | 57 | — | — | 30 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 38 | 2 | 51 | 7 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | SSW 3 | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | — | — | N 9 | N 10 | — | N 9 | — | N 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 19 | 1 | — | 17 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 3 | — | NNE 7 | — | N 8 | NNE 7 | — | N 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | N 8 | — | NNE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 52 | — | — | 46 | 73 | 1 | — | 42 | — | 36 | 35 | — | 25 | 34 | — | — | 31 | — | 57 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 459 | 459 | 96 | 130 | 444 | 459 | 19 | 130 | 458 | 19 | 458 | 459 | 19 | 218 | 421 | 55 | 218 | 130 | 55 | 130 | 503 |
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