Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colan today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colan at 1AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Colan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NW 10 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 4 | 26 | 41 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 57 | 58 | 90 | 67 | 116 | 102 | 104 | 103 | 97 | 121 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:01PM1.29m | 8:52AM1.30m | 10:09PM1.21m | 9:52AM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.43m | 2:50AM0.68m | 3:29PM0.50m | 3:54AM0.77m | 4:38PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | WSW 14 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 745 | 661 | 649 | 490 | 386 | 378 | 57 | 58 | 329 | 329 | 271 | 232 | 220 | 227 | 173 | 121 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 10 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | N 9 | N 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 26 | 41 | — | 35 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 90 | 67 | 116 | 102 | 104 | 103 | 97 | 17 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 10 | — | W 10 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 10 | SW 13 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | N 9 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 991 | 894 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 370 | 391 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 216 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 914 | 940 | 142 | 102 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 449 | 896 | 309 | 309 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 914 | 914 | 406 | 406 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Piura | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Peru | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Colan surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest