
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 9PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5056 | 5155 | 5067 | 5133 | 4823 | 4412 | 3963 | 3397 | 2846 | 2233 | 1728 | 1399 | 1111 | 926 | 651 | 538 | 447 | 350 | 323 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:00PM2.13m | 8:42AM2.20m | 9:10PM2.18m | 9:48AM2.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM0.72m | 2:23AM0.59m | 3:00PM0.67m | 3:33AM0.50m | 4:10PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 9 | S 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
231 | 321 | 256 | 174 | 58 | 35 | 3963 | 3397 | 2846 | 2233 | 1728 | 1399 | 1111 | 926 | 651 | 538 | 447 | 350 | 323 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | W 18 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 163 | 158 | — | — | 81 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 |
— | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — |
5056 | 5155 | 5067 | 5133 | 4823 | 4412 | — | — | — | — | — | 221 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 182 | 251 | 251 | 124 | 44 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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