Surf Forecasts:
Punta Colorado surf forecast from 20 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 24 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 25 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period, SSE swell with 771 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 19 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Punta Colorado this week:
The surf forecast for Punta Colorado over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 19) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Punta Colorado in the next 16 days are 1.6m 12s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 25) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 20) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sat 19th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Thu 24th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Fri 25th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Punta Colorado over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 209 | 323 | 364 | 284 | 298 | 429 | 288 | 258 | 302 | 258 | 232 | 217 | 214 | 203 | 301 | 746 | 549 | 771 | 669 | 460 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | off | on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:39AM1.20m | 4:33PM1.16m | 7:51AM1.20m | 5:36PM1.28m | 7:36AM1.25m | 6:16PM1.39m | 7:37AM1.33m | 6:51PM1.48m | 7:45AM1.41m | 7:24PM1.54m | 7:58AM1.50m | 7:58PM1.56m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:14AM0.50m | 12:54PM1.09m | 00:31AM0.40m | 12:35PM0.98m | 00:48AM0.33m | 12:44PM0.84m | 1:06AM0.28m | 1:03PM0.69m | 1:25AM0.26m | 1:27PM0.54m | 1:45AM0.27m | 1:54PM0.40m | 2:06AM0.32m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 35 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 54 | 323 | 364 | 284 | 298 | 429 | 288 | 258 | 302 | 258 | 75 | 217 | 214 | 203 | 301 | 746 | 549 | 771 | 669 | 460 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 209 | 54 | 37 | 37 | 78 | 62 | 40 | 45 | 82 | 82 | 232 | 53 | 36 | 25 | 162 | 162 | 200 | 194 | 186 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 117 | 87 | 82 | 81 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 40 | 21 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 44 | 64 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 0 | 414 | 74 | 0 | 7 | 74 | 0 | 74 | 75 | 0 | 85 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 414 | 72 | 0 |
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