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Cartagena - Marbella surfForecast / Caribbean / Colombia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cartagena - Marbella surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cartagena - Marbella sea temperature is
29.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cartagena - Marbella today?
The current surf forecast for Cartagena - Marbella at 11AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cartagena - Marbella. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 324 | 331 | 267 | 228 | 173 | 143 | 140 | 130 | 154 | 224 | 192 | 153 | 161 | 157 | 154 | 159 | 188 | 209 | 204 | 161 | 134 | 134 | 106 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:40AM 0.35 | 7:26PM 0.09 | 8:12AM 0.37 | 8:55PM 0.05 | 8:44AM 0.37 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:44PM 0.04 | 12:46AM 0.02 | 4:57PM 0.01 | 12:39AM 0.03 | 6:01PM -0.02 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
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