Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 2PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1657 | 1895 | 2644 | 3182 | 3817 | 4409 | 3973 | 4135 | 4081 | 4235 | 4221 | 4221 | 4029 | 3822 | 3341 | 3296 | 2976 | 3582 | 3533 | 3543 | 3674 | 3716 | 4089 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:11AM2.21m | 5:26PM2.12m | 6:06AM2.10m | 6:26PM2.01m | 7:09AM2.01m | 7:35PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.85m | 11:55PM0.83m | 12:22PM0.95m | 00:53AM0.90m | 1:22PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | S 4 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 1657 | 6 | 97 | 95 | 149 | 133 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3341 | 3296 | 2976 | 6 | 20 | 38 | 178 | 122 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | — | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 41 | 39 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 158 | 6 | — | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | S 19 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 156 | 60 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 39 | 1895 | 2644 | 3182 | 3817 | 4409 | 3973 | 4135 | 4081 | 4235 | 4221 | 4221 | 4029 | 3822 | — | — | — | 3582 | 3533 | 3543 | 3674 | 3716 | 4089 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 44 | 11 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 44 | 141 | 141 | 180 | 180 | 222 | 221 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 11 | 134 | 141 | 124 | 182 | 339 |
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