Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 5PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1602 | 2093 | 3157 | 2005 | 1470 | 1233 | 929 | 690 | 590 | 499 | 576 | 392 | 513 | 522 | 1434 | 1275 | 1087 | 1063 | 1016 | 824 | 823 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:45PM2.40m | 4:10AM2.39m | 4:22PM2.31m | 4:51AM2.29m | 5:02PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.57m | 10:06PM0.56m | 10:29AM0.68m | 10:47PM0.66m | 11:10AM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | E 6 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1602 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 1470 | 1233 | 929 | 690 | 590 | 499 | 1 | 392 | 513 | 522 | 1434 | 1275 | 1087 | 1063 | 1016 | 824 | 823 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | S 14 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 14 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 32 | 31 | 16 | 52 | 142 | 422 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 6 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | E 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 4 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 2 | S 4 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 2093 | 3157 | 2005 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 39 | 576 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 63 | 46 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 44 | 182 | 124 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 223 | 271 | 271 | 17 |
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