Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (19 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 5AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1777 | 1652 | 1325 | 1196 | 1019 | 849 | 378 | 363 | 470 | 431 | 917 | 1509 | 1295 | 1334 | 986 | 1037 | 1845 | 1331 | 1025 | 883 | 796 | 836 | 1077 | 1091 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:22AM2.46m | 4:56PM2.42m | 5:19AM2.39m | 5:51PM2.33m | 6:18AM2.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM0.36m | 10:46AM0.24m | 11:12PM0.43m | 11:43AM0.34m | 00:08AM0.52m | 12:39PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | WSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1777 | 1652 | 1325 | 1196 | 1019 | 849 | 378 | 363 | 470 | 431 | 4 | 63 | 6 | 6 | 336 | 5 | 178 | 122 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 21 | W 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | S 5 | E 7 | SE 16 | E 10 | S 16 | S 7 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 45 | 148 | 292 | 224 | 220 | 71 | 64 | 8 | 101 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 78 | 1 | 75 | 39 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | S 10 | S 14 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | S 13 | SSE 10 | E 6 | S 9 | E 8 | E 16 | E 9 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 40 | 75 | 149 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | WNW 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | — | 917 | 1509 | 1295 | 1334 | 986 | 1037 | 1845 | 1331 | 1025 | 883 | 796 | 836 | 1077 | 1091 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 44 | 44 | 146 | 146 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 44 | 124 | 124 |
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