
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 10AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4802 | 4741 | 4263 | 3943 | 3478 | 3341 | 3427 | 2890 | 2478 | 2098 | 1752 | 1591 | 1402 | 1354 | 1195 | 1014 | 341 | 322 | 274 | 417 | 431 | 452 | 701 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:15AM2.58m | 2:38PM2.53m | 2:57AM2.53m | 3:17PM2.46m | 3:40AM2.44m | 3:56PM2.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36AM0.26m | 8:55PM0.34m | 9:18AM0.40m | 9:37PM0.46m | 10:01AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 15 | SSE 10 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
1149 | 269 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 133 | — | 2098 | 1752 | 1591 | 1402 | 1354 | 1195 | 1014 | 219 | 219 | 274 | 417 | 431 | 452 | 701 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 9 | S 15 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 |
— | 507 | — | 306 | 239 | 5 | 227 | 212 | 195 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 341 | 322 | 198 | 235 | 224 | 271 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 8 | S 8 | W 10 | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — |
4802 | 4741 | 4263 | 3943 | 3478 | 3341 | 3427 | 2890 | 2478 | — | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 338 | 338 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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