Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 5AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, moderate winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5896 | 5764 | 5557 | 6014 | 5875 | 5123 | 4909 | 5192 | 5326 | 5326 | 5165 | 5296 | 5428 | 5495 | 5472 | 5457 | 5322 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:47AM2.56m | 1:15PM2.55m | 1:32AM2.59m | 1:58PM2.56m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.24m | 7:09AM0.12m | 7:29PM0.22m | 7:53AM0.16m | 8:12PM0.26m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | WSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 7 | 5764 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1193 | 1545 | 5 | 1772 | 2290 | 2550 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 279 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WNW 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | W 16 |
| kJ | 5896 | 103 | 5557 | 6014 | 5875 | 5123 | 4909 | 5192 | 5326 | 5326 | 5165 | 5296 | 5428 | 5495 | 5472 | 5457 | 5322 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 141 | 141 | 182 | 184 | 251 | 292 | 503 | 338 | 260 | 265 | 338 | 338 | 661 | 260 | 180 | 188 |
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