The Colonia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.94° N 104.11° W

Issued: 11 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Colonia sea temperature is

30.4°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 (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Colonia at 6AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	11s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Evening (29 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).
		Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30
	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	4	4	4	4	!	0	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	804	530	753	1134	1208	3266	2220	3061	2373	3689	3339	3003	2618	2372	3017	4355	4117
Wind (km/h)	SE	NNE	ENE	NE	E	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	E	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		10:37PM0.79m				9:48AM0.92m				11:18PM0.69m				9:59AM0.90m
Low Tide				3:55AM0.42m				4:46PM0.13m				3:59AM0.49m				5:25PM0.18m


	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—
mm	1	2	3	—	—	—	1	1	2	3	7	6	17	4	7	7	—
Temp °C	28	27	26	26	28	32	32	29	27	26	25	25	25	26	25	25	25
Feels °C	33	32	30	30	32	34	31	29	28	27	27	28	27	29	28	28	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SSE 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	282	530	753	1134	1208	1411	403	366	421	2353	2539	3003	2618	2372	3017	4355	4117
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	SW 18	SW 17	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 10	SW 15	SW 16	WNW 9	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	216	294	233	184	679	362	156	112	80	306	357	19	505	421	8	81	114
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	W 10	W 9	SW 11	SW 11	W 19	W 10	WNW 10	W 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	W 8	NW 9	WNW 9
kJ	314	258	262	258	143	113	31	32	7	51	30	6	17	16	1	20	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	—	—	—	—	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 11	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	804	—	—	—	—	3266	2220	3061	2373	3689	3339	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	4	4	4	5	5
Distance (km)	28	0	0	0	0	211	121	121	146	218	218	218	121	121	121	18	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Colima	Campos at Manzanillo	Ahijedero	Ahijedero	Ahijedero	Ahijedero											Pascuales	Pascuales
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4											5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9

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