The Colonia Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.94° N 104.11° W

The Colonia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Colonia sea temperature is
31.1° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Colonia at 6PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
181
121
173
310
454
573
580
648
745
258
255
355
669
748
748
823
813
803
783
763
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:47PM0.74m
11:49PM0.63m
1:11PM0.73m
00:50AM0.53m
1:36PM0.71m
Low Tide
6:39PM0.51m
5:52AM0.41m
8:25PM0.50m
5:18AM0.48m
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:36
7:36
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
26
30
32
30
28
28
26
25
28
31
31
31
29
27
27
26
28
31
31
30
29
Feels °C
29
34
34
34
32
32
30
29
33
34
33
33
33
31
31
30
33
34
34
34
34
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