Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Colonia today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Colonia at 10PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Colonia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
225 | 222 | 219 | 172 | 172 | 178 | 222 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 334 | 512 | 475 | 183 | 225 | 282 | 373 | 378 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:52AM0.74m | 9:35AM0.75m | 6:15PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18AM0.32m | 1:36AM0.25m | 2:40PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
225 | 222 | 219 | 172 | 90 | 122 | 222 | 261 | 120 | 261 | 261 | 334 | 512 | 475 | 147 | 150 | 180 | 204 | 201 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
88 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 172 | 178 | 125 | 94 | 261 | 120 | 117 | 90 | 92 | 128 | 183 | 225 | 282 | 373 | 378 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 14 | NW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 13 | SW 20 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
52 | 94 | 95 | 107 | 105 | 104 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 80 | 154 | 31 | 7 | 102 | 147 | 96 | 97 | 97 | 184 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 245 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 91 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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