Surf Forecasts:
Cliad Bay (Coll) surf forecast from 17 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 22 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period, WSW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 22 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period, WSW swell with 3,897 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 17 Oct, 1PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cliad Bay (Coll) this week:
The surf forecast for Cliad Bay (Coll) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 17) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cliad Bay (Coll) in the next 16 days are 4.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 22) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 7s period and expected on Wednesday (Oct 21) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Sat 17th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Thu 22nd Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Thu 22nd Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cliad Bay (Coll) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 15 | WSW 12 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 520 | 418 | 279 | 198 | 362 | 834 | 1106 | 2055 | 1768 | 1141 | 1264 | 775 | 956 | 1859 | 1974 | 1568 | 882 | 634 | 505 | 937 | 630 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:12AM2.90m | 10:29PM2.61m | 11:08AM2.63m | 11:38PM2.36m | 1:11PM2.48m | 2:18AM2.33m | 3:09PM2.64m | 3:38AM2.56m | 4:01PM2.91m | 4:22AM2.85m | 4:38PM3.21m | 4:57AM3.15m | 5:11PM3.50m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18AM1.13m | 4:54PM1.33m | 5:11AM1.38m | 6:06PM1.56m | 6:34AM1.54m | 7:47PM1.61m | 8:13AM1.50m | 9:14PM1.43m | 9:27AM1.29m | 10:08PM1.15m | 10:17AM1.01m | 10:48PM0.83m | 10:57AM0.71m | 11:23PM0.52m | |||||||
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 | 8:00 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -2 | -2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 520 | 418 | 279 | 198 | 333 | 834 | 1106 | 2055 | 1768 | 1141 | 1264 | 775 | 956 | 1859 | 1974 | — | 882 | 634 | 505 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | WSW 10 | W 17 | W 15 | W 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | S 6 | WSW 12 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 128 | — | 57 | 6 | 362 | 99 | 415 | 160 | — | — | — | 1 | 58 | 190 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 2 | S 4 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | W 10 | WSW 8 | — | WNW 3 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 38 | 69 | 28 | 42 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 1568 | 178 | — | 5 | 937 | 630 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 89 | 89 | 110 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 11 | 89 | 234 | 157 | 89 | 89 | 175 | 545 | 368 | 151 |
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