Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.94° N 104.11° W

The Colonia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Colonia sea temperature is
29.4°C
0.3° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Colonia at 6AM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 115mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
4
4
4
4
4
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3
0
1
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
2.2
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
11
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1093
1069
1120
1206
1371
2521
3527
3668
2928
1391
1410
1469
1451
1606
1358
1341
1455
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
E
30
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:38PM0.46m
9:04AM0.79m
8:54PM0.43m
8:46AM0.77m
Low Tide
00:30AM0.45m
5:36PM0.40m
00:24AM0.39m
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light rain
light rain
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1
1
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3
12
35
38
14
7
3
1
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Temp °C
27
27
26
25
26
27
27
25
24
23
24
24
23
24
25
26
25
Feels °C
31
32
31
28
30
30
31
27
24
24
25
26
25
28
28
30
28
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