Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 2PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 761 | 569 | 486 | 411 | 488 | 229 | 180 | 176 | 205 | 191 | 332 | 635 | 554 | 521 | 1589 | 1275 | 1263 | 1505 | 1484 | 1644 | 1548 | 1461 | 1308 | 1397 | 1380 | 1520 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:09AM2.16m | 5:19PM2.07m | 5:53AM2.09m | 6:07PM2.01m | 6:41AM2.03m | 7:01PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM0.84m | 11:48PM0.77m | 12:09PM0.87m | 00:37AM0.79m | 12:58PM0.88m | 1:31AM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | 9:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 11 | W 11 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | — | S 15 | WSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 761 | 569 | 486 | 411 | 91 | 98 | 114 | 66 | 205 | 191 | 2 | 16 | 41 | — | 4 | 22 | 5 | 112 | 106 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 4 | 3 | 1380 | 1520 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | W 20 | W 20 | E 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | E 4 | S 16 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | S 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 229 | 180 | 176 | 63 | 53 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | E 6 | E 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | W 11 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | NW 2 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 488 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 332 | 635 | 554 | 521 | 1589 | 1275 | 1263 | 1505 | 1484 | 1644 | 1548 | 1461 | 1308 | 1397 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 124 | 146 | 124 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 182 | 124 | 146 | 146 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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