Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 1PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1195 | 1014 | 419 | 282 | 260 | 266 | 345 | 663 | 686 | 621 | 663 | 834 | 874 | 1210 | 1886 | 1755 | 1665 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:40AM2.44m | 3:56PM2.36m | 4:23AM2.33m | 4:38PM2.24m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM0.46m | 10:01AM0.56m | 10:20PM0.59m | 10:44AM0.71m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1195 | 1014 | 220 | 282 | 260 | 266 | 345 | 663 | 686 | 621 | 663 | 18 | 874 | 1210 | 1886 | 1755 | 1665 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 419 | 261 | 246 | 235 | 227 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | W 10 | — | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 18 | E 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 17 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | — | N 3 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 834 | — | — | 39 | 37 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 124 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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