Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 8PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
751 | 1146 | 1489 | 1697 | 1351 | 1213 | 1949 | 1922 | 1706 | 1690 | 2167 | 2668 | 2861 | 2325 | 1963 | 3999 | 3944 | 4142 | 4247 | 3638 | 3606 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:42PM2.31m | 5:15AM2.30m | 5:38PM2.23m | 6:18AM2.23m | 6:46PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM0.52m | 11:10PM0.51m | 11:40AM0.61m | 00:07AM0.58m | 12:40PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
751 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1706 | 1690 | 2167 | 2668 | 2861 | 2325 | 1963 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 10 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
557 | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 37 | 17 | 2 | 64 | 58 | 61 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 15 | E 7 | S 8 | E 9 |
12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
— | 1146 | 1489 | 1697 | 1351 | 1213 | 1949 | 1922 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3999 | 3944 | 4142 | 4247 | 3638 | 3606 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 134 | 134 | 182 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 93 | 180 | 221 | 222 | 671 | 265 | 260 |
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