Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Colonia today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Colonia at 8AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Colonia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
209 | 209 | 255 | 251 | 273 | 316 | 251 | 580 | 274 | 334 | 452 | 458 | 771 | 1009 | 1021 | 1009 | 919 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:28PM0.87m | 9:44AM0.83m | 8:58PM0.89m | 9:57AM0.84m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.09m | 3:13PM0.40m | 3:32AM0.12m | 3:36PM0.35m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
209 | 209 | 255 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 251 | 580 | 274 | 334 | 452 | 458 | 771 | 1009 | 1021 | 711 | 727 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
20 | 155 | 155 | 209 | 273 | 316 | 209 | 45 | 147 | 142 | 171 | 171 | 212 | 208 | 394 | 1009 | 919 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | WSW 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | WSW 4 |
139 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 26 | 43 | 186 | 186 | 20 | 19 | 41 | 56 | 3 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 26 | 35 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 91 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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