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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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.1°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 9AM is: 2.2m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (13 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | |
4298 | 3813 | 3352 | 2786 | 2465 | 1919 | 1654 | 1411 | 1230 | 983 | 789 | 778 | 767 | 613 | 547 | 468 | 468 | 461 | 447 | 420 | 350 | 350 | 329 | 339 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:02AM2.30m | 10:30PM2.32m | 10:52AM2.43m | 11:18PM2.43m | 11:42AM2.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01AM0.63m | 4:27PM0.53m | 4:51AM0.52m | 5:18PM0.46m | 5:40AM0.42m | 6:08PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:24 | |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
16 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 1230 | 983 | 789 | 778 | 4 | 4 | 547 | 468 | 468 | 461 | 447 | 420 | 350 | 350 | 329 | 339 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 19 | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | W 26 | W 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | W 21 |
9 | 7 | — | — | 187 | 187 | 322 | 2 | 2 | 161 | 142 | 2 | 46 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 54 | 156 | 231 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | S 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4298 | 3813 | 3352 | 2786 | 2465 | 1919 | 1654 | 1411 | 48 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 767 | 613 | 34 | 34 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 44 | 44 | 3 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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