Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 1PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1559 | 1400 | 1174 | 1581 | 2252 | 1606 | 1134 | 870 | 672 | 569 | 486 | 411 | 404 | 229 | 180 | 176 | 205 | 191 | 102 | 514 | 426 | 541 | 1555 | 1576 | 1390 | 2278 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:28AM2.24m | 4:36PM2.15m | 5:09AM2.16m | 5:19PM2.07m | 5:53AM2.09m | 6:07PM2.01m | 6:41AM2.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM0.80m | 11:03PM0.73m | 11:25AM0.84m | 11:48PM0.77m | 12:09PM0.87m | 00:37AM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | 9:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | SSE 9 | W 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 672 | 569 | 486 | 411 | 404 | 84 | 113 | 65 | 205 | 191 | 125 | 16 | 426 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | S 13 | S 12 | W 20 | W 20 | SW 20 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | S 16 | WSW 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 229 | 180 | 176 | 61 | 53 | 102 | 46 | 133 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 16 | E 7 | S 15 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | SW 12 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 1559 | 1400 | 1174 | 1581 | 2252 | 1606 | 1134 | 870 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 34 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | 514 | — | 541 | 1555 | 1576 | 1390 | 2278 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 93 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 |
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