Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 12PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 191 | 491 | 485 | 573 | 596 | 645 | 645 | 936 | 1354 | 2107 | 2440 | 875 | 1893 | 1584 | 1661 | 1556 | 1253 | 1401 | 1728 | 1909 | 1584 | 1253 | 972 | 692 | 589 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:07AM2.38m | 3:20PM2.31m | 3:47AM2.32m | 3:57PM2.24m | 4:28AM2.24m | 4:36PM2.15m | 5:09AM2.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.69m | 9:42PM0.63m | 10:03AM0.75m | 10:22PM0.68m | 10:43AM0.80m | 11:03PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | 8:58 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | ESE 9 | S 16 | ESE 9 | S 15 | S 11 | S 12 | — | S 13 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 161 | 169 | 491 | 485 | 573 | 596 | 645 | 645 | 30 | 5 | 16 | 39 | 21 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 692 | 589 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SE 8 | S 8 | — | S 16 | S 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 149 | 191 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 73 | 75 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | ESE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 15 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SE 8 | — | — | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 24 | 3 | — | — | 936 | 1354 | 2107 | 2440 | 875 | 1893 | 1584 | 1661 | 1556 | 1253 | 1401 | 1728 | 1909 | 1584 | 1253 | 972 | 29 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 124 | 124 | 146 | 180 | 221 | 146 | 124 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
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