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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
13.9° 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 8AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 24s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 21s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | |
556 | 547 | 538 | 2705 | 2945 | 2624 | 437 | 428 | 393 | 368 | 356 | 958 | 2379 | 2211 | 2555 | 3478 | 3353 | 2786 | 2436 | 2171 | 1807 | 1628 | 1379 | 1073 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:58AM2.35m | 11:22PM2.34m | 11:42AM2.39m | 00:04AM2.37m | 12:23PM2.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53AM0.52m | 5:14PM0.47m | 5:37AM0.50m | 5:59PM0.50m | 6:19AM0.50m | 6:41PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | WSW 20 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
25 | 25 | — | 11 | 91 | 83 | 437 | 123 | 113 | 165 | 335 | 103 | 99 | 202 | 422 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2436 | 2171 | 1807 | 1628 | 1379 | 1073 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 25 | WSW 24 | S 23 | S 22 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | W 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
24 | 55 | 43 | 85 | 11 | 10 | 62 | 428 | 232 | 368 | 356 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 150 | 150 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | WSW 14 | W 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 63 | 62 | 393 | 176 | 160 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 7 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — |
556 | 547 | 538 | 2705 | 2945 | 2624 | 127 | — | — | 1 | — | 958 | 2379 | 2211 | 2555 | 3478 | 3353 | 2786 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 44 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 134 | 182 | 473 | 392 | 271 | 44 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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