
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 10AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1064 | 1016 | 783 | 773 | 783 | 1086 | 1099 | 940 | 793 | 773 | 654 | 763 | 926 | 1133 | 1237 | 1321 | 1464 | 1259 | 1111 | 2546 | 2675 | 2609 | 2218 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:33AM2.26m | 10:58PM2.29m | 11:29AM2.33m | 11:51PM2.38m | 12:20PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.46m | 4:52PM0.54m | 5:18AM0.38m | 5:48PM0.44m | 6:11AM0.31m | 6:37PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
1064 | 1016 | 783 | 773 | 783 | 1086 | 1099 | 940 | 793 | 773 | 654 | 763 | 926 | 1133 | 1237 | 1321 | 1464 | 1259 | 1111 | 2546 | 2675 | 2609 | 2218 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | W 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 18 | — | — | S 16 |
5 | 5 | 82 | 173 | 173 | 161 | 128 | 48 | 20 | 17 | 26 | 26 | — | — | 5 | 16 | — | 422 | 781 | 6 | — | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 17 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | S 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 20 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | NNE 3 | — | SW 16 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 5 |
— | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 3 | — | 38 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 39 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 146 | 17 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 44 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 3 |
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