
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 11PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
211 | 337 | 253 | 234 | 165 | 158 | 205 | 251 | 438 | 404 | 366 | 324 | 745 | 673 | 705 | 783 | 1038 | 706 | 573 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:19AM2.48m | 12:51PM2.54m | 1:09AM2.56m | 1:40PM2.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM0.33m | 6:42AM0.12m | 7:07PM0.23m | 7:31AM0.05m | 7:54PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
211 | 337 | 253 | 234 | 165 | 158 | 144 | 251 | 438 | 404 | 366 | 324 | 745 | 673 | 705 | 783 | 1038 | 706 | 573 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | S 16 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | W 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | WSW 19 | ESE 9 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 |
85 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 127 | 205 | 98 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 207 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 53 | 63 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 11 | SE 12 | S 21 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | WSW 21 | ESE 9 | S 16 | ESE 9 | W 12 | S 17 | S 17 | — | WSW 18 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 45 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | 106 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 7 | — | E 7 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 5 | — | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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