Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 12PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2508 | 2445 | 2358 | 2747 | 2343 | 1928 | 1496 | 1174 | 1041 | 888 | 738 | 629 | 540 | 439 | 367 | 361 | 303 | 284 | 220 | 369 | 221 | 408 | 461 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:32AM2.22m | 11:47PM2.28m | 12:11PM2.31m | 00:25AM2.38m | 12:49PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29AM0.53m | 5:49PM0.53m | 6:08AM0.43m | 6:26PM0.44m | 6:47AM0.35m | 7:04PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 1174 | 1041 | 888 | 738 | 629 | 540 | 439 | 367 | 361 | 303 | 284 | 220 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 16 | W 16 | W 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | SE 13 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 |
| kJ | 125 | 44 | 29 | 15 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 17 | E 15 | SE 10 | SE 16 | SE 10 | W 16 | — | S 12 | ESE 12 | SE 15 | S 9 | — | S 11 | S 18 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | — | 3 | 14 | 34 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 2508 | 2445 | 2358 | 2747 | 2343 | 1928 | 1496 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 369 | 221 | 408 | 461 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 44 | 44 | 180 | 124 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 |
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