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Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
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Colac Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Colac Bay sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Colac Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 12AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 12 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | |
2016 | 2917 | 4242 | 4250 | 4363 | 4431 | 4120 | 4062 | 3891 | 3463 | 3091 | 2665 | 2390 | 1930 | 1713 | 1808 | 1901 | 1991 | 1785 | 1911 | 2053 | 2273 | 2340 | 2287 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:52PM1.99m | 7:19AM1.98m | 7:51PM2.02m | 8:17AM2.06m | 8:48PM2.10m | 9:11AM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.79m | 1:11AM0.86m | 1:45PM0.75m | 2:11AM0.81m | 2:41PM0.69m | 3:08AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | |
1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 11 | E 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 10 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
165 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 997 | 13 | 2 | 931 | 1072 | 1195 | 1129 | 1065 | 919 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | S 12 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 12 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
2016 | 2917 | 4242 | 4250 | 4363 | 4431 | 4120 | 4062 | 3891 | 3463 | 3091 | 2665 | 2390 | 1930 | 1713 | 1808 | 1901 | 1991 | 1785 | 1911 | 2053 | 2273 | 2340 | 2287 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 184 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 192 | 254 | 343 | 523 | 221 | 343 | 221 | 222 | 124 | 44 | 44 | 180 | 221 | 44 | 44 | 180 | 180 | 182 | 222 | 221 |
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