Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 9PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 393 | 380 | 380 | 380 | 374 | 317 | 328 | 339 | 333 | 393 | 531 | 599 | 579 | 661 | 672 | 898 | 1589 | 2460 | 3182 | 3371 | 3243 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:47PM2.08m | 6:25AM2.08m | 6:41PM1.99m | 7:21AM2.00m | 7:45PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM0.88m | 00:17AM0.82m | 12:42PM0.94m | 1:12AM0.87m | 1:38PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 393 | 380 | 380 | 7 | 374 | 317 | 328 | 339 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 14 | SE 8 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 18 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 14 | 380 | 49 | 27 | 14 | 29 | 333 | 393 | 531 | 599 | 579 | 661 | 672 | 898 | 1589 | 2460 | 3182 | 3371 | 3243 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 223 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 124 | 124 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 147 | 146 | 146 | 44 |
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