Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (07 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 1AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 161 | 387 | 332 | 281 | 216 | 83 | 172 | 622 | 994 | 1399 | 1341 | 1233 | 1215 | 1090 | 943 | 929 | 823 | 713 | 690 | 599 | 599 |
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 | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:18AM2.41m | 12:42PM2.38m | 1:03AM2.44m | 1:24PM2.40m | 1:45AM2.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13PM0.50m | 6:36AM0.49m | 6:58PM0.49m | 7:21AM0.53m | 7:41PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | 8:51 |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | W 5 | WSW 15 | 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 |
| kJ | 93 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 172 | 622 | 994 | 1399 | 1341 | 1233 | 1215 | 1090 | 943 | 929 | 823 | 713 | 690 | 599 | 599 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 7 | SSW 13 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 75 | 53 | 8 | — | — | 17 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | WSW 16 | W 5 | S 13 | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 83 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 17 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | 161 | 387 | 332 | 281 | 216 | 10 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 73 | — | 5 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 93 | 124 | 124 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 271 |
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