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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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.8°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 1AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | |
167 | 738 | 318 | 377 | 347 | 404 | 263 | 259 | 716 | 697 | 834 | 834 | 834 | 943 | 886 | 988 | 1065 | 1541 | 1633 | 1813 | 2069 | 2190 | 2361 | 2516 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:19PM2.22m | 9:44AM2.26m | 10:10PM2.24m | 10:33AM2.29m | 10:56PM2.27m | 11:19AM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.57m | 3:34AM0.64m | 3:57PM0.62m | 4:25AM0.65m | 4:47PM0.66m | 5:11AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | |
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | S 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
114 | 3 | 164 | 85 | 347 | 404 | 263 | 210 | 716 | 697 | 834 | 834 | 834 | 943 | 886 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 46 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | E 12 | S 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
167 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 60 | 223 | 217 | 259 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | S 14 | WSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | 4 | 107 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | S 16 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
5 | 738 | 318 | 377 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | 988 | 1065 | 1541 | 1633 | 1813 | 2069 | 2190 | 2361 | 2516 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 124 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 251 |
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