
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 12PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
263 | 258 | 192 | 189 | 147 | 232 | 145 | 158 | 161 | 191 | 491 | 485 | 573 | 596 | 645 | 645 | 886 | 1419 | 1759 | 2097 | 712 | 816 | 680 | 1999 | 1806 | 1556 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:27AM2.43m | 2:43PM2.37m | 3:07AM2.38m | 3:20PM2.31m | 3:47AM2.32m | 3:57PM2.24m | 4:28AM2.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM0.64m | 9:02PM0.58m | 9:24AM0.69m | 9:42PM0.63m | 10:03AM0.75m | 10:22PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | 8:55 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 15 | S 16 | ESE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 13 | S 14 |
263 | 258 | 192 | 189 | 147 | 17 | 145 | 158 | 161 | 167 | 491 | 485 | 573 | 596 | 645 | 645 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 64 | — | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | S 12 | W 20 | S 14 | SE 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 15 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 61 | 149 | 191 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 72 | 75 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 14 | — | S 20 | WSW 18 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 8 | S 10 | ESE 9 | S 15 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 3 | SW 12 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
6 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 232 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 886 | 1419 | 1759 | 2097 | 712 | 816 | 680 | 1999 | 1806 | 1556 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 146 | 180 | 221 | 221 | 180 | 180 | 44 | 44 |
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