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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 1PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 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 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | |
1599 | 1197 | 1018 | 599 | 875 | 1044 | 309 | 244 | 192 | 189 | 464 | 2114 | 2335 | 2344 | 437 | 428 | 393 | 364 | 448 | 1461 | 1972 | 1998 | 2475 | 3544 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:45 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | S 10 | S 9 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 12 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | WSW 20 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 |
1599 | 1197 | 1018 | 599 | 2 | 2 | 309 | 137 | 113 | 189 | — | 11 | — | — | 437 | 96 | 111 | 127 | 217 | 103 | 101 | 253 | 17 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | W 7 | S 15 | S 13 | W 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | S 23 | S 22 | SSE 22 | SSE 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — |
3 | 2 | 2 | 127 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 244 | 192 | 25 | 43 | 85 | 91 | 10 | 63 | 428 | 393 | 225 | 448 | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 24 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | S 18 | — | E 12 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 26 | 25 | 55 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 181 | 364 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 7 | W 12 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 11 | — | — | N 4 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 |
3 | — | — | — | 875 | 1044 | 160 | 10 | — | 130 | 464 | 2114 | 2335 | 2344 | 403 | — | — | 9 | 324 | 1461 | 1972 | 1998 | 2475 | 3544 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 124 | 182 | 473 | 496 | 124 |
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