Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 11PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 882 | 1087 | 724 | 942 | 1209 | 1803 | 2460 | 2854 | 3237 | 3555 | 3471 | 3677 | 3471 | 3471 | 3788 | 3771 | 4183 | 4363 | 4226 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:41PM2.52m | 3:08AM2.57m | 3:28PM2.50m | 4:00AM2.53m | 4:19PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03PM0.30m | 9:31AM0.40m | 9:53PM0.31m | 10:21AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | S 11 | — | SSE 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 87 | — | 35 | 67 | 110 | 178 | 178 | 170 | 231 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 428 | 416 | 4 | 476 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | 12 | 14 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 882 | 1087 | 724 | 942 | 1209 | 1803 | 2460 | 2854 | 3237 | 3555 | 3471 | 3677 | 3471 | 3471 | 3788 | 3771 | 4183 | 4363 | 4226 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 784 | 146 | 180 | 134 | 180 | 180 | 193 | 182 | 180 | 180 | 146 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 182 | 260 | 473 | 473 | 498 |
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