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Cartagena - Hilton surfForecast / Caribbean / Colombia
16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Cartagena - Hilton sea temperature is
28.9° 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 Saturday (May 02) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 6s period and expected on Friday (May 01) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 2nd 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 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
N 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 7 | N 8 | SW 3 | NNE 7 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | SW 3 | NNE 7 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | off | off | cross-on | off | cross-off | on | |
High Tide | 10:13PM0.28m | 1:02PM0.04m | 10:53PM0.30m | 11:32PM0.30m | 00:12AM0.30m | 00:52AM0.30m | 1:31AM0.31m | 2:10AM0.30m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM-0.04m | 2:17PM0.04m | 8:02AM-0.07m | 8:52AM-0.09m | 9:33AM-0.11m | 10:09AM-0.11m | 10:41AM-0.11m | 11:10AM-0.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 |
 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:14 | — | 6:14 |
— | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
30 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | — | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 6 | NNE 7 | — | NNE 8 |
 kJ | — | 37 | 26 | 7 | — | 24 | 33 | 1 | 33 | 21 | 16 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 9 | — | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | NE 8 | N 9 | — | N 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | — | — | NNE 7 | — | SW 3 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — |
| kJ | 21 | — | — | 15 | 22 | — | — | 26 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 458 | 458 | 19 | 237 | 421 | 19 | 209 | 210 | 19 | 218 | 19 | 55 | 218 | 19 | 55 | 187 | 187 | 19 | 224 | 218 | 19 |
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