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The Colonia in Colima is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the north northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Rarely crowded here. Take care of the strong rips here.

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Overall The Colonia 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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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to The Colonia:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Cuyutlan	4 mi
Second closest break	El Paraiso	8 mi
Third closest break	Pascuales	11 mi
Fourth closest break	Campos at Manzanillo	17 mi
Fifth closest break	Ahijedero	22 mi
Wave buoys nearest to The Colonia:
Closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	686 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	727 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	817 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Freeport Buoy	830 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Galveston Buoy	936 mi
Tide stations nearest to The Colonia:
Closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico	17 mi
Second closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico (2)	17 mi
Third closest tide station	Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico	137 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Cardenas (Melchor Ocampo), Mexico	145 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico	312 mi
Ski Resorts closest to The Colonia:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	998 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Lemmon Ski Valley (United States)	1022 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Park Resort (United States)	1093 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	1134 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	1161 mi
Town and city forecasts close to The Colonia:
Closest city location	Armeria (Mexico)	9 mi
Second closest city location	El Colomo (Mexico)	12 mi
Third closest city location	Tecoman (Mexico)	15 mi
Fourth closest city location	Manzanillo (Mexico)	16 mi
Fifth closest city location	Madrid (Mexico)	19 mi

• The closest passenger airport to The Colonia is Playa De Oro International (Manzanillo) Airport (ZLO) in Mexico, which is 53 km (33 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to The Colonia is Colima Airport (CLQ), also in Mexico, 68 km (42 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Don Miguel Y Hidalgo International (Guadalajara) Airport (GDL), also in Mexico, 195 km (121 miles) away.