Cartagena - Marbella Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.45° N 75.52° W

Cartagena - Marbella 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cartagena - Marbella sea temperature is
29.7° C
0.7° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cartagena - Marbella at 3AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
2
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
2
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
220
257
365
604
469
362
299
238
222
267
356
666
497
307
244
181
202
207
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSW
25
WSW
20
NW
20
NNE
25
E
15
ESE
20
E
10
E
15
SSE
10
WNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:53PM0.36m
6:56AM0.08m
6:29PM0.36m
7:36AM0.07m
7:06PM0.36m
Low Tide
2:04AM-0.03m
11:21AM0.03m
2:51AM-0.02m
11:43AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:16
6:16
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
29
28
28
28
27
27
31
29
29
29
28
26
25
26
28
29
28
28
28
Feels °C
31
30
28
30
31
31
34
30
32
32
29
28
25
29
29
32
29
30
30
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