Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 1AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 639 | 2479 | 2696 | 2454 | 2895 | 6084 | 5995 | 5434 | 5792 | 5792 | 5989 | 5406 | 5557 | 6085 | 5947 | 5189 | 4829 | 5125 | 5192 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:00AM2.48m | 12:30PM2.51m | 00:47AM2.56m | 1:15PM2.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM0.31m | 6:22AM0.15m | 6:45PM0.24m | 7:09AM0.12m | 7:29PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | S 16 | — | S 16 | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | WSW 18 | S 18 | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 639 | 5 | — | 5 | — | 7 | 7 | 854 | 1015 | 7 | 7 | 5406 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 853 | 5 | 1371 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | NNW 4 | S 24 | SSE 22 | S 20 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | E 8 | S 18 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 5 | E 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 336 | 3 | 43 | 157 | 214 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | S 24 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 181 | 12 | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 2479 | 2696 | 2454 | 2895 | 6084 | 5995 | 5434 | 5792 | 5792 | 5989 | — | 5557 | 6085 | 5947 | 5189 | 4829 | 5125 | 5192 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 124 | 184 | 11 | 44 | 124 | 146 | 292 | 147 | 147 | 44 | 141 | 141 | 180 | 184 | 251 | 292 | 473 | 265 |
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