Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Colonia today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Colonia at 8PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Colonia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
431 | 425 | 352 | 347 | 337 | 323 | 318 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 172 | 172 | 178 | 219 | 257 | 261 | 261 | 261 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:15AM0.74m | 9:52AM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03AM0.39m | 1:18AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
431 | 425 | 352 | 347 | 337 | 323 | 318 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 172 | 90 | 122 | 219 | 257 | 261 | 261 | 261 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
66 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 65 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 172 | 178 | 125 | 122 | 120 | 120 | 117 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | SW 21 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 14 | NW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
5 | 5 | 68 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 94 | 95 | 107 | 105 | 104 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 123 | 154 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 245 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 245 | 245 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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