
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 9PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3718 | 3550 | 3775 | 4041 | 3978 | 4188 | 4583 | 4843 | 5032 | 5155 | 5067 | 5130 | 4757 | 4412 | 3963 | 3397 | 2846 | 2233 | 1728 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 6:46PM2.15m | 7:29AM2.19m | 8:00PM2.13m | 8:42AM2.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:40PM0.69m | 1:13AM0.61m | 1:48PM0.72m | 2:23AM0.59m | 3:00PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
20 | 18 | 38 | 17 | 55 | 52 | 32 | 106 | 229 | 321 | 180 | 176 | 40 | 36 | 3963 | 3397 | 2846 | 2233 | 1728 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 11 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 39 | 52 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 163 | 158 | 156 | — | 81 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
3718 | 3550 | 3775 | 4041 | 3978 | 4188 | 4583 | 4843 | 5032 | 5155 | 5067 | 5130 | 4757 | 4412 | 49 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 182 | 648 | 648 | 188 | 188 | 251 | 182 | 182 | 180 | 184 | 260 | 260 | 124 | 44 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 11 |
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