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The Colonia surfForecast / Colima / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 CST
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The Colonia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Colonia sea temperature is
27.8° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Colonia today?

The current surf forecast for The Colonia at 5PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)161814141516161616161415151515141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10510410399154171261173125220186188217188217214211206163120118140116116
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
N
10
WNW
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		crossglassglassglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		offglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:31AM
0.88
11:20PM
0.77
10:01AM
0.85
11:40PM
0.77
10:34AM
0.80
12:01AM
0.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:32PM
0.09
4:22AM
0.49
4:56PM
0.16
4:58AM
0.47
5:18PM
0.24
5:41AM
0.46
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------
Sunset---6:42-------6:43-------6:43----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C263030302827252425292927252423232429282624232222
Feels °C (?)293030302927252425282928272524242529282826252322
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