Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 5PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 995 | 1339 | 1781 | 1690 | 1665 | 1564 | 1657 | 1895 | 2696 | 3182 | 3555 | 4131 | 4085 | 4129 | 3770 | 3770 | 4178 | 3813 | 3619 | 3496 | 3252 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:38PM2.24m | 5:11AM2.21m | 5:26PM2.12m | 6:06AM2.10m | 6:26PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44AM0.71m | 11:05PM0.72m | 11:31AM0.85m | 11:55PM0.83m | 12:22PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — |
mm | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 13 | S 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 995 | 1339 | 1781 | 1690 | 1665 | 1564 | 1657 | 1895 | 97 | 95 | — | 139 | 185 | 5 | 3770 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 541 | 3252 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 13 | S 16 | — | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 11 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | S 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 17 | 5 | — | 17 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 40 | — | 52 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 4 | S 4 | S 18 | E 7 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 19 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 10 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 32 | 34 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 40 | 2696 | 3182 | 3555 | 4131 | 4085 | 4129 | 69 | 3770 | 4178 | 3813 | 3619 | 3496 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 124 | 44 | 11 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 44 | 141 | 141 | 180 | 180 | 124 | 146 | 124 |
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