Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 4PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
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1033 | 861 | 769 | 1001 | 1045 | 1889 | 1842 | 1499 | 1257 | 1212 | 1077 | 1609 | 1012 | 2293 | 1989 | 1715 | 1317 | 1004 | 763 | 1916 | 2107 | 2054 | 1850 | 1776 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:32AM2.21m | 9:02PM2.22m | 9:29AM2.30m | 9:57PM2.31m | 10:26AM2.41m | 10:52PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56PM0.65m | 3:25AM0.65m | 3:53PM0.61m | 4:21AM0.56m | 4:51PM0.55m | 5:17AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | |
— | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | WSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 4 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
1033 | 861 | 769 | 1001 | 1045 | 1889 | 1842 | 1499 | 1257 | 1212 | 1077 | 1609 | 1012 | 45 | 44 | 3 | 1317 | 1004 | 725 | 1916 | 2107 | 2054 | 1850 | 1776 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | S 13 | S 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | W 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
9 | 120 | 235 | 438 | 589 | — | 3 | 3 | 127 | 251 | 326 | — | 260 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 333 | 763 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | S 9 | — | — | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 19 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 13 | — | — | — |
31 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | — | WNW 2 | SW 12 | NW 2 | WNW 3 |
39 | — | 36 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2293 | 1989 | 1715 | 40 | 39 | 59 | — | 1 | 37 | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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