Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s 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 (2.1m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 8PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1139 | 1951 | 2717 | 2218 | 1885 | 519 | 572 | 1285 | 1190 | 1303 | 1810 | 1475 | 1181 | 860 | 652 | 867 | 968 | 1037 | 849 | 776 | 630 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23AM1.98m | 9:48PM1.99m | 10:17AM2.04m | 10:38PM2.08m | 11:04AM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42PM0.89m | 4:10AM0.76m | 4:37PM0.79m | 4:59AM0.66m | 5:24PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 15 | SSE 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 13 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 22 | W 12 | W 20 | SW 20 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 55 | 4 | 37 | 519 | 572 | 3 | — | 4 | 63 | 37 | 9 | 860 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | W 16 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | W 22 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 5 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 69 | 43 | 17 | 190 | 17 | 7 | — | — | 14 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 8 | S 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 25 | 6 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 8 | W 9 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1139 | 1951 | 2717 | 2218 | 1885 | 260 | 297 | 1285 | 1190 | 1303 | 1810 | 1475 | 1181 | — | 652 | 867 | 968 | 1037 | 849 | 776 | 630 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 182 | 44 | 124 | 124 | 44 |
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