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Playa Olas Altas

Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico

Playa Olas Altas 2 photos

  • Diadema mexicanum 84111057

    Diadema mexicanum 84111057. Alberto Alcalá, CC BY 4.0. Source

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    Diadema mexicanum 338732369. Alberto Alcalá, CC BY 4.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 7 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:28 pm
7 am
8.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8 am
8.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.5
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
7.8
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C81°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
64 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
5%
Sunset
6:28 pm
Today
8.1Great7 am74
8.7Excellent8 am64
8.6Excellent9 am64
8.3Great10 am74
7.0Great11 am96
7.1Great12 pm74
7.0Great1 pm63
7.6Great2 pm53
7.6Great3 pm43
7.9Great4 pm74
7.7Great5 pm53
8.0Great6 pm43
Fri
8.0Great7 am95
8.4Great8 am74
8.5Excellent9 am43
8.5Excellent10 am42
7.8Great11 am95
6.6Good12 pm106
6.5Good1 pm96
6.3Good2 pm1811
6.3Good3 pm117
7.0Great4 pm42
7.1Great5 pm43
6.7Good6 pm21
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, 0.3 m. High at 7 am, 1.0 m. Low at 1 pm, 0.3 m. High at 7 pm, 1.0 mLow 1 am, 0.3 m1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 1 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 7 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 1 am, 0.3 m1 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 1 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 7 pm, 1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 530 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
4 km2.5 miLa Floresta (village)
Nearest airport
21 km13 miAeropuerto Internacional de Manzanillo – Costalegre (ZLO)

Nearby places

  • LA GRANJA DE CHALOChicken
    530 m0.3 mi
  • Punta ZukFood and drink
    570 m0.4 mi
  • Boras BarFood and drink
    590 m0.4 mi
  • Perla NegraFood and drink
    680 m0.4 mi
  • Tacos ErickaMexican
    690 m0.4 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Fri8.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 22%
  • Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 33%
  • Sun5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 28%
  • Mon5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 35%
  • Tue4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 59%
  • Wed3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 63 km/h39 mph, rain 65%