Surf Forecasts:
Cartagena - Marbella surf forecast from 12 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 13 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 13 Jun, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period, NNE swell with 547 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 13 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NNE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cartagena - Marbella this week:
The surf forecast for Cartagena - Marbella over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 13) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 1.2m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cartagena - Marbella in the next 16 days are 1.8m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 13) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Friday (Jun 19) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 13th Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 13th Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sat 13th Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cartagena - Marbella over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 202 | 279 | 431 | 320 | 346 | 441 | 334 | 370 | 331 | 181 | 109 | 222 | 190 | 126 | 233 | 150 | 166 | 300 | 216 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:48PM0.44m | 9:59AM-0.03m | 9:37PM0.46m | 11:53AM-0.03m | 10:30PM0.46m | 11:25PM0.45m | 2:57PM0.03m | 00:21AM0.43m | 3:29PM0.07m | 1:17AM0.39m | 4:07PM0.12m | 2:12AM0.34m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM-0.05m | 5:50AM-0.09m | 1:19PM-0.05m | 6:44AM-0.12m | 1:50PM-0.03m | 7:34AM-0.15m | 8:20AM-0.16m | 4:00PM0.03m | 9:04AM-0.16m | 6:04PM0.06m | 9:43AM-0.16m | 7:56PM0.08m | |||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 9 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 36 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 184 | — | — | 431 | 320 | 131 | 441 | 334 | — | 331 | 181 | 109 | 222 | 190 | 126 | 233 | 150 | — | 300 | 216 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | SW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | — | — | NNE 9 | — | SW 3 | NNE 9 | — | WSW 2 | — | — | SW 3 | — | SSW 2 | — | NNE 8 | SSE 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 202 | 279 | — | — | 346 | — | 3 | 370 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 166 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 463 | 463 | 13 | 212 | 13 | 13 | 137 | 426 | 13 | 426 | 13 | 13 | 201 | 426 | 48 | 13 | 94 | 13 | 203 | 232 |
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