Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Colorado today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Colorado at 10AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Playa Colorado. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed morning, moderate winds from the ENE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 306 | 306 | 306 | 302 | 416 | 395 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 251 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 241 | 238 | 221 | 212 | 178 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:47AM2.40m | 6:11PM2.11m | 6:27AM2.25m | 6:53PM1.97m | 7:10AM2.11m | 7:40PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.33m | 00:12AM0.47m | 12:48PM0.47m | 00:53AM0.60m | 1:35PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 306 | 306 | 306 | 302 | 416 | 395 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 251 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 241 | 238 | 221 | 212 | 178 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 159 | 156 | 148 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 134 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 11 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 52 | 53 | 74 | 75 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 79 | 74 | 73 | 117 | 162 | 160 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 22 | 24 | 33 | 37 | 61 | 37 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 29 | 21 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 56 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 67 | 27 | 67 | 79 | 67 | 67 | 47 | 66 | 66 | 17 | 56 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 56 | 56 |
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