View of Cartagena from Convento de Santa Cruz de la Popa 01 — Cartagena, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Cartagena

Cartagena is a town in Bolívar Department, Colombia. From Cartagena you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Marbella, a surf spot 1.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 450 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is CTG, 4 km away.

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Staying in Cartagena

450 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: CTG, 4 km, BAQ, 98 km, CZU, 125 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Cartagena.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Cartagena each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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Cartagena Jetty3.8 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

<1 ft1 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cartagena Jetty, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 s	23kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	2 ft5 s	12kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 s	21kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	1 ft5 s	7kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	1 ft5 s	5kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft4 s	1kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	under 1 ft4 s	1kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	29°C

Castillogrande3.6 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

<1 ft1 kJ

<1 ft0 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Castillogrande, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	3, too small	1 ft5 s	4kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	28°C
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	1 ft4 s	2kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	3, too small	1 ft4 s	2kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	2, too small	1 ft4 s	1kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	2, too small	under 1 ft4 s	1kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	29°C

Hilton3.9 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

<1 ft1 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Hilton, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 s	19kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	2 ft5 s	9kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	2 ft5 s	15kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	3, too small	1 ft4 s	5kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	2, too small	1 ft4 s	3kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	1, too small	1 ft4 s	1kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft6 s	1kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	29°C

Marbella1.1 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

<1 ft1 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Marbella, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 shollow	23kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 shollow	20kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 shollow	23kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 shollow	9kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	4, too small	1 ft5 shollow	5kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	1 ft4 shollow	1kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft4 s	1kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Cartagena, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Cartagena

La parrilla plaza bocagrandeBar and grill · 0.2 km from the centre
La Vieja Guardia Fish and BeerCaribbean · 0.2 km from the centre
Quero ArepaColombian · 0.2 km from the centre
D Alba Brunch | Café • Food & CocktailsBreakfast and brunch · 0.3 km from the centre
EldomiciliorestauranteMexican · 0.3 km from the centre
Novo Kebab GrillDoner kebab · 0.3 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Cartagena, Colombia

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Where it is

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