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Colán

Piura, Paita - Colán · Beginner Fair
0.9m
4/10
12s 8 km/h
Colán - surf spot in Piura

About Colán

Wide sandy beach with gentle waves and warm water. One of Piura's most extensive beaches, ideal for families and beginners. Town with historic colonial church.

Characteristics

Level
Gentle waves, ideal for learning. Low risk.
· 📅 November - March ·
Surface
Type of seabed where the waves break.
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Direction
Direction the wave breaks as seen from the water.

Sports, Services & Access

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-4.9920°, -81.0751° Piura

Colán — Piura

Current Conditions

Updated 08/07/2026 21:01

Fair
4/10

Waves

0.9m

10.3s period

Primary Swell

0.7m

11.6s SW

Wind

8 km/h

Gusts 14 km/h SSW

Secondary Swell

0.5m

5.2s SSW

Temp.

22.2°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Sun & Moon

☀️
06:33
18:24
🌙
00:37
12:51
🌓 Last Quarter

Neap tides

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 03:42 - 0.43m

Today's Tides

Low Tide

02:35

0.35m

High Tide

09:03

1.30m

Low Tide

15:37

0.29m

High Tide

21:54

1.10m

Weekly Summary

Today

0.9m-1.0m

12s

SW SW
8 km/h
🌓

Tomorrow

0.9m-1.0m

11s

SW SW SW
13 km/h
🌓

Fri

0.9m-1.1m

12s

SW SW SW
13 km/h
🌒

Sat

1.0m-1.1m

11s

SW SW SW
14 km/h
🌒

Sun

0.8m-0.9m

10s

SW SW SW
12 km/h
🌒

Mon

0.7m-0.9m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
12 km/h
🌑

Tue

0.7m-0.9m

11s

SSW SSW SSW
11 km/h
🌑

Wed

0.8m-1.0m

11s

SW SW SW
13 km/h
🌑

Thu

0.8m-1.0m

10s

SW SW SW
12 km/h
🌑

Fri

0.9m-1.0m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
14 km/h
🌘

Sat

0.0m-0.0m

13 km/h
🌘

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 02:35 (0.35m) 09:03 (1.30m) 15:37 (0.29m) 21:54 (1.10m)
Morning Already passed
Midday Already passed
Afternoon Already passed
At night Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

218° SW
Period: 12s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 5s
⚡ 71 kJ
Tides: 03:42 (0.43m) 10:05 (1.28m) 16:50 (0.23m) 23:10 (1.10m)
Morning Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

217° SW
Period: 12s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 5s
⚡ 57 kJ
Midday Fair

0.9m - 0.9m

215° SW
Period: 12s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 6s
⚡ 57 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

215° SW
Period: 12s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Fair

0.9m - 1.0m

215° SW
Period: 11s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 9s
⚡ 48 kJ
Tides: 05:00 (0.43m) 11:08 (1.22m) 17:55 (0.11m)
Morning Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

216° SW
Period: 12s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 7s
⚡ 71 kJ
Midday Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

217° SW
Period: 12s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 5s
⚡ 71 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

217° SW
Period: 12s
27 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 6s
⚡ 86 kJ
At night Fair

1.0m - 1.1m

217° SW
Period: 11s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 7s
⚡ 59 kJ
Tides: 00:25 (1.14m) 06:18 (0.37m) 12:16 (1.23m) 18:56 (-0.01m)
Morning Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

218° SW
Period: 11s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 11s
⚡ 59 kJ
Midday Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

218° SW
Period: 11s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 11s
⚡ 59 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

218° SW
Period: 11s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 11s
⚡ 59 kJ
At night Fair

1.0m - 1.1m

217° SW
Period: 11s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 59 kJ
Tides: 01:30 (1.26m) 07:30 (0.30m) 13:21 (1.27m) 19:54 (-0.11m)
Morning Fair

0.8m - 0.9m

216° SW
Period: 11s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 7s
⚡ 38 kJ
Midday Fair

0.8m - 0.9m

213° SSW
Period: 10s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 4s
⚡ 31 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

214° SW
Period: 11s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 5s
⚡ 48 kJ
At night Fair

0.9m - 0.9m

212° SSW
Period: 10s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 7s
⚡ 40 kJ
Tides: 02:26 (1.38m) 08:26 (0.22m) 14:18 (1.32m) 20:48 (-0.21m)
Morning Fair

0.7m - 0.8m

210° SSW
Period: 10s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 18s
⚡ 24 kJ
Midday Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

211° SSW
Period: 10s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 16s
⚡ 31 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

210° SSW
Period: 10s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 15s
⚡ 40 kJ
At night Fair

0.8m - 0.9m

211° SSW
Period: 10s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 14s
⚡ 31 kJ
Tides: 03:20 (1.48m) 09:23 (0.15m) 15:16 (1.38m) 21:39 (-0.24m)
Morning Fair

0.7m - 0.7m

210° SSW
Period: 11s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 13s
⚡ 29 kJ
Midday Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

220° SW
Period: 12s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 13s
⚡ 45 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

219° SW
Period: 12s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 11s
⚡ 45 kJ
At night Fair

0.8m - 0.9m

208° SSW
Period: 10s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 13s
⚡ 31 kJ
Morning Fair

0.9m - 0.9m

212° SSW
Period: 11s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 12s
⚡ 48 kJ
Midday Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

213° SSW
Period: 11s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 11s
⚡ 48 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

213° SSW
Period: 10s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 17s
⚡ 49 kJ
At night Fair

0.9m - 1.0m

214° SW
Period: 11s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 48 kJ
Morning Fair

0.9m - 0.9m

209° SSW
Period: 10s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 40 kJ
Midday Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

209° SSW
Period: 11s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 10s
⚡ 48 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

207° SSW
Period: 10s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 9s
⚡ 49 kJ
At night Fair

0.9m - 1.0m

215° SW
Period: 10s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 9s
⚡ 40 kJ
Morning Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

207° SSW
Period: 10s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 16s
⚡ 40 kJ
Midday Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

209° SSW
Period: 10s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 14s
⚡ 40 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

209° SSW
Period: 10s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 14s
⚡ 49 kJ
At night Fair

0.9m - 0.9m

208° SSW
Period: 10s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 14s
⚡ 40 kJ
Morning Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
12 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
14 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
18 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
12 km/h

Hourly Forecast

Showing 6 of 240 hours
Hour Waves Period Swell Dir. Wind Secondary Swell Tertiary Swell Current UV Vis. Tide Rating
Wed 08 Jul 22:00 1.0m 10s 0.7m / 12s SW 9 km/h 0.5m / 6s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 1.10m
4
Wed 08 Jul 23:00 0.9m 10s 0.7m / 12s SW 8 km/h 0.5m / 5s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 1.04m
4
Thu 09 Jul 00:00 0.9m 10s 0.7m / 12s SW 8 km/h 0.5m / 5s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.90m
4
Thu 09 Jul 01:00 0.9m 11s 0.7m / 12s SW 5 km/h 0.6m / 4s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.73m
5
Thu 09 Jul 02:00 0.9m 11s 0.7m / 12s SW 4 km/h 0.6m / 4s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.56m
5
Thu 09 Jul 03:00 0.9m 11s 0.7m / 12s SW 5 km/h 0.5m / 4s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.45m
4

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Surf information for Colán

Colán is a Beginner level surf spot located in Paita, Piura, Perú. The bottom surface is arena. The waves break both left and right. The best season to surf is November - March.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf bodyboard longboard natacion

Services

estacionamiento restaurantes hospedaje

Access

auto transporte_publico

Condition Scoring

Rating Algorithm 1-10

Each forecast hour receives a score from 1 to 10, calculated by adding points for different factors:

Wave Height (0-4 pts)

< 0.5m = 0 pts | 0.5-1.0m = 1 pt | 1.0-1.5m = 2 pts | 1.5-2.5m = 3 pts | > 2.5m = 4 pts

Dominant Period (-1 to 3 pts)

Uses the dominant/peak period (wave_period). < 8s = -1 pt (wind swell, messy) | 8-10s = 0 pts | 10-12s = 1 pt | 12-16s = 2 pts | > 16s = 3 pts

Wind (-2 to +2 pts)

Glassy (< 5 km/h): +2. Light wind (5-10 km/h): +1. Moderate wind (10-20 km/h): offshore +1, onshore -1. Strong wind (> 20 km/h): onshore -2, offshore -1. Wind data covers the full 15-day forecast window.

Secondary Swell (-1 to +1 pt)

If a secondary swell with height ≥ 0.3m and long period (≥ 10s) exists, +1 point is added. If the period is short (< 10s) and direction differs > 45° from the primary swell, -1 point penalty for crossed seas. If directions are similar (≤ 45°), no penalty is applied.

Rating by score:

Flat (1) Poor (2-3) Fair (4-5) Good (6-7) Epic (8-10)
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