Surf Forecasts:
Punta Colorado surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with 366 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 5 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s 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 Wednesday (Aug 05) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Punta Colorado in the next 16 days are 0.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 09) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 19s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Punta Colorado over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 29°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 54 | 52 | 66 | 128 | 136 | 270 | 344 | 295 | 357 | 252 | 239 | 233 | 207 | 181 | 147 | 148 | 115 | 319 | 207 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:24PM1.44m | 3:17AM0.83m | 1:26PM1.42m | 3:05PM1.43m | 8:36AM1.12m | 4:44PM1.50m | 8:20AM1.19m | 5:56PM1.60m | 8:36AM1.26m | 6:51PM1.69m | 8:57AM1.31m | 7:39PM1.73m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.60m | 10:47PM0.47m | 00:02AM0.29m | 10:27AM1.10m | 00:52AM0.12m | 12:07PM1.02m | 1:33AM0.01m | 1:01PM0.91m | 2:10AM-0.05m | 1:44PM0.79m | 2:43AM-0.04m | ||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 270 | 344 | 295 | 357 | 252 | 239 | 233 | 207 | 181 | 55 | 55 | 115 | 319 | 207 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 54 | 54 | 51 | 45 | 128 | 84 | 21 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 42 | 147 | 133 | 38 | 64 | 62 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 37 | 66 | 44 | 136 | 64 | 37 | 57 | 37 | 24 | 31 | 12 | 45 | 11 | 54 | 148 | 94 | 24 | 31 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 11 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | S 8 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 114 | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 41 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 517 | 0 | 83 | 74 | 0 | 79 | 74 | 0 | 75 | 277 | 0 | 87 | 72 | 0 | 72 | 76 | 0 | 269 | 420 | 7 |
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