Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 1AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 11 | WSW 14 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1972 | 694 | 589 | 588 | 1287 | 1369 | 1392 | 1572 | 1749 | 1840 | 1697 | 1721 | 921 | 882 | 959 | 832 | 739 | 847 | 426 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:14PM2.44m | 1:33AM2.53m | 1:57PM2.50m | 2:19AM2.57m | 2:41PM2.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32PM0.39m | 7:58AM0.38m | 8:16PM0.33m | 8:43AM0.37m | 9:03PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 19 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 3 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | WSW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 10 | NNW 4 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 78 | 642 | 516 | 588 | 1287 | 1369 | 1392 | 1572 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 17 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | E 9 | S 14 | S 11 | E 9 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 589 | 458 | 66 | 64 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | S 18 | S 12 | W 11 | S 16 | E 6 | E 7 | S 16 | S 15 | S 12 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 11 | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 7 |
| kJ | 1972 | 694 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1749 | 1840 | 1697 | 1721 | 921 | 882 | 959 | 832 | 739 | 847 | 426 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 141 | 146 | 221 | 146 | 957 | 343 | 180 | 493 | 146 | 146 | 180 |
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