Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 3PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 164 | 342 | 870 | 578 | 452 | 1780 | 1297 | 1123 | 1459 | 1340 | 1321 | 1475 | 1482 | 1465 | 1401 | 790 | 1733 | 1912 | 2329 | 2466 | 2587 | 2507 | 2530 | 3168 | 2989 |
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 | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:53AM2.09m | 6:07PM2.01m | 6:41AM2.03m | 7:01PM1.97m | 7:33AM2.00m | 7:59PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:09PM0.87m | 00:37AM0.79m | 12:58PM0.88m | 1:31AM0.80m | 1:52PM0.88m | 2:26AM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | 9:04 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | N 4 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 2 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | S 13 | — | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 205 | 164 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 69 | 4 | 1297 | 1123 | 1 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 142 | 4 | 3 | 790 | 1733 | 3 | — | 71 | 65 | 96 | 96 | 136 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | S 9 | S 16 | S 9 | E 7 | E 6 | SW 15 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 63 | 53 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | WNW 9 | S 17 | E 6 | E 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | E 10 | — | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | W 11 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 15 | W 4 | NW 2 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 7 | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 342 | 870 | 578 | 452 | 1780 | 10 | 1 | 1459 | 1340 | 1321 | 1475 | 1482 | 1465 | 1401 | 240 | — | 1912 | 2329 | 2466 | 2587 | 2507 | 2530 | 3168 | 2989 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 3 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 124 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 134 | 134 | 180 | 124 | 44 | 124 | 124 | 180 |
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