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Surf Break: Colan

Colan in Piura is an exposed beach break that has unreliable waves with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds are from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Colan Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Colan surf quality by season and Colan surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Peru - Piura surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Colan

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Colan:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Punta Negra	9 mi
Second closest break	Yacila	12 mi
Third closest break	La Islilla	17 mi
Fourth closest break	Negritos	29 mi
Fifth closest break	Punta Arena	32 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Colan:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	1500 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	1730 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	1905 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	2055 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	2093 mi
Tide stations nearest to Colan:
Closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	957 mi
Second closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	971 mi
Third closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	995 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	995 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	1045 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Colan:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	371 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1183 mi
Third closest ski area	Ski Arpa (Chile)	2031 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	2050 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	2053 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Colan:
Closest city location	Salinera Colan (Peru)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Paita (Peru)	6 mi
Third closest city location	La Huaca (Peru)	10 mi
Fourth closest city location	Marcavelica (Peru)	27 mi
Fifth closest city location	Salitral (Peru)	29 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Colan is Capitan Montes (Talara) Airport (TYL) in Peru, which is 50 km (31 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Colan is Capitan Concha (Piura) Airport (PIU), also in Peru, 56 km (35 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Pedro Canga (Tumbes) Airport (TBP), also in Peru, 178 km (111 miles) away.