Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 12AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2157 | 1836 | 1240 | 1025 | 946 | 960 | 1139 | 1951 | 2512 | 2412 | 1885 | 754 | 572 | 1285 | 1190 | 1419 | 1806 | 1755 | 1191 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:50PM1.93m | 9:23AM1.98m | 9:48PM1.99m | 10:17AM2.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM0.95m | 3:14AM0.83m | 3:42PM0.89m | 4:10AM0.76m | 4:37PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | S 15 | S 10 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | S 13 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 237 | 240 | 313 | 1025 | 946 | 960 | 1139 | 294 | 55 | — | — | 754 | 572 | 3 | — | 4 | 66 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 69 | 43 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 7 | — | — | 15 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 12 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 22 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 6 | 14 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 8 | W 9 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 2157 | 1836 | 1240 | 32 | 33 | — | 34 | 1951 | 2512 | 2412 | 1885 | 298 | 297 | 1285 | 1190 | 1419 | 1806 | 1755 | 1191 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 473 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 124 | 124 | 0 |
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