The Colonia Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.94° N 104.11° W

The Colonia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Colonia sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.8° 

The Colonia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Colonia today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Colonia at 9AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

Table - waves today at The Colonia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
337
323
318
229
225
222
219
172
172
169
222
261
261
261
261
330
506
475
229
225
282
373
384
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
15
S
10
SW
0
NW
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:15AM0.74m
9:52AM0.74m
9:35AM0.75m
6:15PM0.65m
Low Tide
1:03AM0.39m
1:18AM0.32m
1:36AM0.25m
2:40PM0.59m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
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part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:19
7:19
 mm
1
2
3
1
4
4
1
Temp °C
27
26
29
32
32
31
29
28
27
27
28
32
32
31
29
28
26
26
27
29
31
30
28
Feels °C
32
30
33
35
35
36
34
34
33
32
32
34
34
35
34
33
31
30
31
33
34
33
33
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