Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Colonia today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Colonia at 3AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Colonia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
838 | 784 | 773 | 685 | 676 | 676 | 614 | 614 | 606 | 597 | 589 | 589 | 606 | 623 | 702 | 343 | 481 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:00PM0.74m | 11:20AM0.81m | 11:29PM0.64m | 11:25AM0.79m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54AM0.35m | 5:41PM0.38m | 4:49AM0.42m | 6:13PM0.40m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 17 |
838 | 784 | 773 | 685 | 676 | 676 | 614 | 614 | 606 | 597 | 589 | 589 | 606 | 623 | 702 | 253 | 481 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 9 | S 8 | SW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SW 13 |
49 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 22 | 47 | 47 | 21 | 32 | 343 | 170 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SW 9 | SSE 8 | SW 9 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
4 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 249 | 221 | 0 |
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