Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Colonia today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Colonia at 8PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Colonia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
702 | 649 | 759 | 657 | 641 | 455 | 443 | 437 | 431 | 425 | 352 | 347 | 337 | 323 | 318 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 219 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:31PM0.47m | 10:48AM0.75m | 10:15AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM0.43m | 2:39AM0.46m | 1:03AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
702 | 649 | 759 | 657 | 641 | 455 | 443 | 437 | 431 | 425 | 352 | 347 | 337 | 323 | 318 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 219 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
11 | 31 | 28 | 46 | 33 | 47 | 62 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 88 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SSE 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 21 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
7 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 94 | 95 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | — |
3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 245 | 249 | 221 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 246 | 221 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 245 |
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