
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 1PM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1277 | 1154 | 1158 | 2442 | 2424 | 2642 | 2247 | 1949 | 1680 | 1499 | 1349 | 1207 | 1305 | 1551 | 1591 | 1447 | 1429 | 1193 | 1178 | 975 | 983 | 822 | 687 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:20PM2.40m | 00:40AM2.46m | 1:06PM2.46m | 1:24AM2.52m | 1:49PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM0.31m | 6:37PM0.37m | 6:59AM0.29m | 7:21PM0.34m | 7:44AM0.31m | 8:04PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
1277 | 1154 | 1158 | 2442 | 2424 | 2642 | 2247 | 1949 | 1680 | 1499 | 1349 | 1207 | 1305 | 1551 | 1591 | 1447 | 1429 | 1193 | 1178 | 975 | 983 | 822 | 687 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 18 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 6 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | WSW 20 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 16 | S 15 |
— | 418 | 534 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 75 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 74 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | SSE 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | ESE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 108 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 17 | SE 16 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 17 | — | SW 15 |
11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 57 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 0 |
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