Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 8PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 12 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 363 | 377 | 239 | 649 | 573 | 683 | 724 | 1155 | 2013 | 2724 | 3102 | 3267 | 3296 | 3194 | 3393 | 3397 | 3663 | 3826 | 4065 | 3827 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:49PM2.40m | 1:03AM2.47m | 1:27PM2.46m | 1:44AM2.52m | 2:07PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47AM0.35m | 7:04PM0.37m | 7:27AM0.31m | 7:44PM0.32m | 8:08AM0.32m | 8:26PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | WSW 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | 140 | 7 | 7 | 106 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 61 | 51 | 41 | 20 | 117 | 416 | 531 | 648 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | SSE 9 | WSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 | SE 14 | S 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 50 | — | 8 | 30 | 23 | 46 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 63 | 37 | 64 | 33 | 16 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | S 12 | SE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | SE 16 | — | S 21 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 15 | S 18 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | — | 9 | 22 | 23 | 33 | 55 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 363 | 377 | 239 | 649 | 573 | 683 | 724 | 1155 | 2013 | 2724 | 3102 | 3267 | 3296 | 3194 | 3393 | 3397 | 3663 | 3826 | 4065 | 3827 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 124 | 221 | 146 | 124 | 221 | 292 | 221 | 222 | 188 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 251 | 338 | 493 | 474 | 222 |
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