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Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
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Colac Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Colac Bay sea temperature is
14.0° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Colac Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 5AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 12 | |
2444 | 2012 | 1599 | 1197 | 1018 | 986 | 976 | 932 | 309 | 244 | 556 | 547 | 472 | 2114 | 2631 | 2624 | 437 | 428 | 393 | 364 | 3213 | 1526 | 2131 | 2543 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:47PM2.25m | 10:10AM2.30m | 10:37PM2.29m | 10:58AM2.35m | 11:22PM2.34m | 11:42AM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03AM0.56m | 4:26PM0.47m | 4:53AM0.52m | 5:14PM0.47m | 5:37AM0.50m | 5:59PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 |
9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 10 | S 9 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | S 8 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 21 | WSW 20 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 14 |
4 | 4 | 1599 | 1197 | 1018 | 986 | 2 | 2 | 309 | 244 | 25 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 83 | 437 | 123 | 142 | 364 | 6 | 103 | 100 | 316 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 15 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 13 | W 18 | WSW 16 | SW 25 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | SSE 22 | SSE 7 | W 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — |
— | 21 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 43 | 84 | 91 | 10 | 61 | 428 | 393 | 176 | 11 | 12 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 26 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 14 | WSW 14 | W 11 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | S 7 | SSW 12 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 62 | 232 | 13 | 1 | 14 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 7 | — | NNW 2 | WNW 8 | W 18 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 12 |
2444 | 2012 | 39 | — | — | — | 976 | 932 | 160 | 167 | 556 | 547 | 472 | 2114 | 2631 | 2624 | 131 | — | 1 | 202 | 3213 | 1526 | 2131 | 2543 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 124 | 124 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 134 | 134 | 260 | 473 |
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