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Cartagena - Marbella surfForecast / Caribbean / Colombia
16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 17 May 2026 -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
29.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)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 Monday (May 18) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 9s period. 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 1.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (May 19) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Sunday (May 24) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Mon 18th May) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Tue 19th May) | 6ft (1.9m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Tue 19th May) | 6ft (1.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cartagena - Marbella over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | |
294 | 287 | 339 | 249 | 267 | 395 | 387 | 293 | 247 | 331 | 207 | 168 | 183 | 169 | 257 | 243 | 173 | 188 | 287 | 343 | 302 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 11:49PM0.43m | 00:45AM0.43m | 3:59PM0.05m | 1:41AM0.42m | 4:32PM0.09m | 2:36AM0.39m | 5:10PM0.12m | 3:30AM0.34m | 5:49PM0.17m | 4:22AM0.29m | 6:29PM0.21m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM-0.16m | 9:31AM-0.18m | 6:13PM0.05m | 10:13AM-0.18m | 7:52PM0.06m | 10:54AM-0.17m | 9:23PM0.07m | 11:30AM-0.16m | 10:50PM0.07m | 12:04PM-0.13m | 00:16AM0.06m | ||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:17 | — |
— | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
36 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | NNE 9 | S 3 | — | NNE 9 | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 |
 kJ | 294 | — | 339 | 249 | — | — | 387 | 1 | — | 331 | — | — | 183 | — | — | 243 | 173 | — | 287 | — | 302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 8 | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | SSE 3 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | SW 2 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 287 | — | — | 267 | 395 | 1 | 293 | 247 | — | 207 | 168 | — | 169 | 257 | — | 1 | 188 | — | 343 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 464 | 464 | 89 | 137 | 448 | 464 | 13 | 137 | 463 | 13 | 463 | 464 | 13 | 212 | 426 | 48 | 212 | 137 | 48 | 137 | 509 |
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