Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 6PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3391 | 3095 | 3471 | 3420 | 2993 | 2619 | 2349 | 2187 | 816 | 834 | 1406 | 1250 | 1489 | 1538 | 2499 | 1922 | 1731 | 1531 | 1704 | 2310 | 2601 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:56PM2.38m | 4:21AM2.37m | 4:42PM2.31m | 5:15AM2.30m | 5:38PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.43m | 10:20PM0.44m | 10:48AM0.52m | 11:10PM0.51m | 11:40AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 14 | W 10 | WSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | W 16 |
15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 2187 | 816 | 392 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 50 | 1731 | 1531 | 1704 | 2310 | 2601 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 12 | SSE 16 | — | S 12 | WSW 14 | S 12 | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | — | SSE 9 |
— | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 329 | — | 12 | 557 | 11 | — | — | 4 | 37 | 37 | 17 | 18 | 63 | 57 | — | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SE 11 | E 5 |
— | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — |
3391 | 3095 | 3471 | 3420 | 2993 | 2619 | 2349 | — | — | 834 | 1406 | 1250 | 1489 | 1538 | 2499 | 1922 | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 493 | 251 | 188 | 251 | 182 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 134 | 124 | 124 | 44 | 124 | 44 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
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