The Colonia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.94° N 104.11° W

Issued: 11 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Colonia sea temperature is

29.7°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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Colonia at 6PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	19s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	18s
Evening (16 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 135mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SE by Sat night).
	Fri 16					Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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)	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	!	!	!	!	2	0	0	3	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSE 12	SSW 17	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	S 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	742	785	975	1106	1093	1069	1044	1420	2549	3697	15142	12017	4022	1410	1487	1626	1606	1606	1358	1341	1307
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WSW	SW	WNW	NNE	NNW	ENE	NE	NE	ESE	SSE	E	E	E	SE	S	SE	N	NW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		9:15AM0.81m				10:38PM0.46m				9:04AM0.79m			8:54PM0.43m				8:46AM0.77m
Low Tide				5:15PM0.33m			00:30AM0.45m					5:36PM0.40m			00:24AM0.39m


	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—
mm	—	—	2	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	10	53	42	20	4	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	29	28	27	26	26	26	25	26	28	28	26	25	23	24	24	23	25	27	27	26
Feels °C	31	32	31	32	31	30	31	28	29	32	32	29	27	22	21	25	26	29	30	30	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 11	SSW 16	S 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	489	686	624	404	809	1013	919	1420	2549	3697	6417	7669	3918	1410	475	1626	1606	1606	1358	1341	1307
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	NW 13	SSW 16	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 7	S 7	W 6	W 6
kJ	742	785	975	1106	1093	1069	1044	1206	1371	1425	929	1451	1566	7	1487	370	345	237	27	63	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	W 6	WNW 13	SSW 19	WNW 13	NW 13	NW 14	WSW 8	S 7	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	379	373	313	273	273	222	222	149	11	17	125	18	7	29	185	117	7	7	7	18	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 13	SSE 12	S 10	S 9	SSE 7	—	—	—	W 7	WNW 7	WNW 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15142	12017	4022	1373	297	—	—	—	113	117	58
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	2	4	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	55	48	35	0	0	0	0	0	18	211	121	77	77	168	107	35	0	0	0	0
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