Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 1PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1842 | 1460 | 1257 | 1212 | 1077 | 1609 | 1012 | 2065 | 1989 | 1715 | 1317 | 1004 | 725 | 1707 | 1869 | 1776 | 1597 | 1554 | 1363 | 1307 | 1065 | 919 | 905 | 905 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:29AM2.30m | 9:57PM2.31m | 10:26AM2.41m | 10:52PM2.39m | 11:22AM2.50m | 11:47PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25AM0.65m | 3:53PM0.61m | 4:21AM0.56m | 4:51PM0.55m | 5:17AM0.45m | 5:48PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | WSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 4 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 1842 | 1460 | 1257 | 1212 | 1077 | 1609 | 1012 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 1317 | 1004 | 725 | 1707 | 1869 | 1776 | 1597 | 1554 | 1363 | 1307 | 1065 | 919 | 905 | 905 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | W 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 13 | S 18 | S 18 | W 24 | — | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 127 | 251 | 326 | — | 369 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 251 | 640 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 11 | — | 45 | 91 | 216 | 295 | 344 | 547 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | — | S 12 | — | S 13 | — | W 10 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 22 | S 21 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | — | NW 2 | — | WSW 15 | WNW 3 | WSW 14 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2065 | 1989 | 1715 | 40 | 39 | 59 | — | 1 | — | 43 | 3 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 134 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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