The Colonia Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.94° N 104.11° W

The Colonia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Colonia sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.7° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Colonia at 3PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
508
502
302
362
400
453
447
406
416
416
416
411
380
591
727
719
915
1351
1467
1384
1271
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
5
W
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
0
NE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:17AM0.84m
9:14PM0.93m
10:36AM0.83m
9:52PM0.89m
10:54AM0.83m
Low Tide
3:35PM0.44m
4:04AM0.06m
4:07PM0.40m
4:29AM0.15m
4:39PM0.38m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:24
7:23
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
32
32
30
27
27
26
26
29
32
32
30
27
27
26
26
29
32
32
30
28
Feels °C
32
35
35
35
31
31
29
29
33
35
36
35
31
31
30
30
33
35
35
34
32
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