The Colonia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.94° N 104.11° W

Issued: 11 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Colonia sea temperature is

30.5°C

The Colonia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Colonia today (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Colonia at 3AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	19s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	10s
Evening (09 Oct)	11ft (3.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 252mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
		Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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	3	4	2	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 19	SSE 8	S 10	S 12	S 12	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	993	860	740	716	716	941	804	2297	3363	1954	1782	1764	1733	2383	3675	3675	3603
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	ESE	ENE	ESE	ENE	ESE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	E	SE	ENE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	8:38PM0.88m				8:39AM0.91m					9:08PM0.87m			8:51AM0.92m
Low Tide			2:41AM0.26m				2:59PM0.17m				2:59AM0.31m					3:21PM0.14m


	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	2	8	19	26
Temp °C	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	23	23	23
Feels °C	32	30	29	30	30	28	27	28	28	27	27	26	28	27	25	24	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 12	S 12	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
kJ	607	588	523	640	605	593	804	2297	2281	1954	1782	1764	1733	2383	3675	3675	3603
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	993	860	740	711	614	614	614	377	682	672	556	759	798	651	643	643	635
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 11	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 10	SW 22
kJ	149	112	596	716	716	424	385	497	768	768	759	18	18	20	20	17	122
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 7	SSE 8	SE 7	—	S 12	—	—	SE 7	—	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	171	941	281	—	3363	—	—	189	—	774	979	839	756
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	5	5	4	4	4	6	7	5
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	7	0	48	18	18	18	18	18	18	146	18	77	121
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4		5	8	5	5	4	4		6
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	8	5	5	4	4	4	6	7	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	4	5	6	8	9	9

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