The Colonia Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.94° N 104.11° W

The Colonia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Colonia sea temperature is
31.1°C
1.6° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Colonia at 2PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
384
327
323
342
336
331
465
327
258
316
342
390
395
487
487
405
326
214
208
261
302
367
367
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
N
5
N
5
NW
15
W
15
W
5
W
0
SSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SW
15
SW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
NNW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
9:23AM0.75m
6:57PM0.71m
9:19AM0.77m
7:29PM0.78m
9:23AM0.79m
7:59PM0.83m
Low Tide
1:55AM0.19m
2:29PM0.57m
2:14AM0.14m
2:31PM0.53m
2:33AM0.10m
2:40PM0.49m
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:16
7:15
 mm
5
1
1
5
1
1
3
2
2
Temp °C
25
25
26
29
30
30
28
27
26
25
27
31
30
29
27
26
25
24
26
30
30
30
28
Feels °C
28
28
30
32
32
33
32
32
30
29
31
34
32
33
31
29
28
26
29
33
33
33
31
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