Cartagena - Marbella Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.45° N 75.52° W

Cartagena - Marbella 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cartagena - Marbella sea temperature is
29.9° C
0.9° 

Cartagena - Marbella surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cartagena - Marbella today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cartagena - Marbella at 4AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s

Table - waves today at Cartagena - Marbella. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
9
1.8
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.8
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
623
688
547
389
290
226
186
148
140
153
270
237
188
161
157
179
199
469
523
364
346
381
431
609
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
SSW
20
NW
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
SSW
15
SW
25
WSW
10
NW
20
ENE
15
NE
25
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
5
SSE
20
WNW
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:32AM0.08m
10:46PM0.35m
12:43PM0.12m
11:48PM0.30m
1:42PM0.18m
Low Tide
6:14AM-0.06m
3:44PM0.04m
6:58AM-0.05m
5:25PM0.07m
7:39AM-0.04m
7:18PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
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6:21
6:21
6:21
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
27
26
27
32
29
29
28
27
27
27
28
30
29
28
28
27
27
26
26
30
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
28
29
30
36
31
31
30
29
29
30
34
33
30
32
30
30
28
30
29
33
30
31
30
30
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