Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (16 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 10PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 816 | 232 | 1178 | 2339 | 2308 | 2513 | 2186 | 1875 | 1703 | 1510 | 1591 | 1665 | 1738 | 1857 | 2015 | 2471 | 2084 | 1980 | 1705 | 1581 | 1306 | 1156 | 920 | 522 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:13PM2.60m | 2:32AM2.54m | 3:08PM2.57m | 3:27AM2.52m | 4:02PM2.51m | 4:22AM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM0.32m | 8:56AM0.15m | 9:23PM0.32m | 9:51AM0.18m | 10:17PM0.36m | 10:46AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WSW 12 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 232 | — | 129 | 194 | 178 | 170 | 268 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 1581 | 1306 | 1156 | 920 | 522 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | E 13 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | W 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 79 | 61 | 39 | 42 | 41 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 22 | WSW 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 9 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 816 | 373 | 1178 | 2339 | 2308 | 2513 | 2186 | 1875 | 1703 | 1510 | 1591 | 1665 | 1738 | 1857 | 2015 | 2471 | 2084 | 1980 | 1705 | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 141 | 180 | 473 | 503 | 292 | 124 | 124 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 180 | 182 | 182 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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