Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 7PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1589 | 2281 | 3236 | 3461 | 3243 | 2650 | 2507 | 2633 | 2232 | 2328 | 2124 | 1687 | 1240 | 1025 | 960 | 960 | 1106 | 1925 | 2717 | 2643 | 2228 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:21AM2.00m | 7:45PM1.93m | 8:23AM1.96m | 8:50PM1.93m | 9:23AM1.98m | 9:48PM1.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38PM0.96m | 2:13AM0.87m | 2:40PM0.95m | 3:14AM0.83m | 3:42PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | — | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | — | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 237 | 178 | 1240 | 1025 | 960 | 960 | 5 | 5 | 53 | — | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 69 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 |
| kJ | 1589 | 2281 | 3236 | 3461 | 3243 | 2650 | 2507 | 2633 | 2232 | 2328 | 2124 | 1687 | 33 | — | — | 30 | 1106 | 1925 | 2717 | 2643 | 2228 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 147 | 180 | 146 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 180 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 44 |
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