Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (07 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 11PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 529 | 994 | 1399 | 1341 | 1233 | 1215 | 1090 | 1089 | 929 | 823 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 623 | 613 | 499 | 484 | 405 | 398 | 329 | 263 | 258 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:03AM2.44m | 1:24PM2.40m | 1:45AM2.45m | 2:04PM2.40m | 2:27AM2.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM0.49m | 7:21AM0.53m | 7:41PM0.50m | 8:04AM0.58m | 8:22PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | 8:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 529 | 994 | 1399 | 1341 | 1233 | 1215 | 1090 | 1089 | 929 | 823 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 623 | 613 | 499 | 484 | 405 | 398 | 329 | 263 | 258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 16 | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | E 9 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | E 3 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 131 | 17 | 44 | 44 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
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