Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 9AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2478 | 2098 | 1752 | 1554 | 1402 | 1354 | 1175 | 1014 | 346 | 322 | 354 | 369 | 379 | 676 | 701 | 621 | 652 | 794 | 694 | 888 | 1379 | 1730 | 1679 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:57AM2.53m | 3:17PM2.46m | 3:40AM2.44m | 3:56PM2.36m | 4:23AM2.33m | 4:38PM2.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.40m | 9:37PM0.46m | 10:01AM0.56m | 10:20PM0.59m | 10:44AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 14 | W 12 | WSW 13 | S 16 | SSE 15 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 2098 | 1752 | 1554 | 1402 | 1354 | 1175 | 1014 | 268 | 264 | 354 | 369 | 379 | 676 | 701 | 621 | 652 | 37 | 694 | 888 | 5 | 74 | 1679 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 3 | — | S 15 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 198 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 346 | 322 | 246 | 235 | 224 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 17 | — | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | SW 13 | E 5 | E 5 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2478 | — | 14 | 7 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 794 | 29 | — | 1379 | 1730 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 27 | 124 | 124 | 17 | 17 |
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